# Lifter Puller
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{{Short description|American indie rock band}}
{{Not to be confused with|Lifter (band)}}
{{More footnotes|date=September 2012}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Lifter Puller
| background = group_or_band
| image = Lifter_Puller.jpg
| caption =
| origin = [Minneapolis](/source/Minneapolis), United States
| genre = [Indie rock](/source/Indie_rock), [post-punk](/source/post-punk)
| years_active = 1994–2000, 2002, 2003, 2015, 2016
| label = Skene, No Alternative, Threatening Letters, [Frenchkiss Records](/source/Frenchkiss_Records), [The Self-Starter Foundation](/source/The_Self-Starter_Foundation)
| associated_acts = [The Hold Steady](/source/The_Hold_Steady)
| website = [http://www.lftrpllr.com lftrpllr.com]
| current_members = [Craig Finn](/source/Craig_Finn)
Steve Barone
[Tad Kubler](/source/Tad_Kubler)
Dan Monick
| past_members = Tommy Roach
Dave Gerlach
}}
'''Lifter Puller''', or '''LFTR PLLR,''' was an American [indie rock](/source/indie_rock) band from the [Twin Cities](/source/Minneapolis-St._Paul) and the [Boston](/source/Boston) area between 1994 and 2000. Their music is considered innovative, with its angular riffs and a synth-infused sound that predated the 1980s revival trends of the early 2000s.[{{cite web|author=Michaelangelo Matos |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0240,matos,38876,22.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130111120944/http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0240,matos,38876,22.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 11, 2013 |title=Nice Nice Guys Finish Last - Page 1 - Music - New York |publisher=Village Voice |date=2002-10-01 |accessdate=2012-09-18}}]
The band released three [LPs](/source/LP_album) and an [EP](/source/Extended_play) before breaking up in the summer of 2000. In 2002, the compilation ''Soft Rock'' was released, featuring nearly every song in the Lifter Puller catalogue, excluding their final album, ''[Fiestas and Fiascos](/source/Fiestas_and_Fiascos)'', and the songs "Prescription Sunglasses", "Emperor", "Slips Backwards," and "Bitchy Christmas," as well as the original version of "Nassau Colisseum," the b-side to the "Slips Backwards" single.
After several years out of print, all of the original Lifter Puller records were re-issued digitally with bonus tracks in December 2009. These reissues were accompanied by a limited-edition book entitled ''Lifter Puller vs. The End of.''[{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/37089-pre-hold-steady-band-lifter-puller-remembered-with-reissue-series-book/ |title=Pre-Hold Steady Band Lifter Puller Remembered With Reissue Series, Book | News |publisher=Pitchfork |date=2009-11-11 |accessdate=2012-09-18}}]
Singer/guitarist Craig Finn and bassist [Tad Kubler](/source/Tad_Kubler) are now members of [The Hold Steady](/source/The_Hold_Steady), which continues to explore some of the lyrical themes established by Lifter Puller while eschewing the art punk sound{{Citation needed|date=October 2010}} of the prior band in favor of a sound more akin to classic-rock revivalism.{{Citation needed|date=October 2010}}
In 2003, the band reunited for three sold out shows for the opening of the [Triple Rock Social Club](/source/Triple_Rock_Social_Club) in their hometown of Minneapolis.
thumb|Lifter Puller's star on the outside mural of the Minneapolis nightclub First AvenueLifter Puller has been honored with a star on the outside mural of the [Minneapolis](/source/Minneapolis) nightclub [First Avenue](/source/First_Avenue_(nightclub)),[{{cite web |url=http://first-avenue.com/about/thestars |title=The Stars |author= |date= |website=First Avenue & 7th Street Entry |publisher= |access-date=2020-05-10 |archive-date=2020-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418135117/https://first-avenue.com/about/thestars |url-status=dead }}] recognizing performers that have played sold-out shows or have otherwise demonstrated a major contribution to the culture at the iconic venue.[{{cite news |last=Bream |first=Jon |url=https://www.startribune.com/10-things-you-ll-learn-about-first-avenue-in-new-minnesota-history-center-show/509374312/ |title=10 things you'll learn about First Avenue in new Minnesota History Center show |work=[Star Tribune](/source/Star_Tribune) |location=Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota |date=2019-05-03 |accessdate=2020-05-10 }}] Receiving a star "might be the most prestigious public honor an artist can receive in Minneapolis," according to journalist Steve Marsh.[{{cite news |last=Marsh |first=Steve |url=http://mspmag.com/arts-and-culture/first-avenue-star-wall/ |title=First Avenue's Star Wall |work=Mpls.St.Paul Magazine |location=Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota |date=2019-05-13 |accessdate=2020-05-10 }}] Kubler and Finn's subsequent group The Hold Steady also has a star.
The band reunited on July 4, 2015, in Minneapolis at the Triple Rock Social Club at [Dillinger Four](/source/Dillinger_Four)'s annual "D4th of July" event for an eight-song set. On September 2, 2016, they reunited again to support [Atmosphere](/source/Atmosphere_(music_group)) at [Red Rocks Amphitheater](/source/Red_Rocks_Amphitheater) in [Morrison, Colorado](/source/Morrison%2C_Colorado). On December 3, 2016, Lifter Puller opened for The Hold Steady at The Brooklyn Bowl on the final of a four-night series of shows commemorating the tenth anniversary of the album ''Boys and Girls In America''.
==Members==
Final band line-up:
*[Craig Finn](/source/Craig_Finn) — lead vocals, guitar
*Steve Barone — guitar, keyboards
*Dan Monick — drums
*[Tad Kubler](/source/Tad_Kubler) — bass guitar (1998–2000)
Past members:
*Tommy Roach — bass guitar (1994–1998)
*Dave Gerlach— drums (1994–1996)
==Discography==
===Albums===
*''[Lifter Puller](/source/Lifter_Puller_(album))'' — 1997
*''[Half Dead and Dynamite](/source/Half_Dead_and_Dynamite)'' — 1997
*''[Fiestas and Fiascos](/source/Fiestas_and_Fiascos)'' — 2000
===Singles===
*"Prescription Sunglasses b/w Emperor" — 1995 [{{cite web|url=http://www.lifterpuller.com/7inch.html |title=Discography |publisher=Lifter Puller |date=2001-12-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011216003933/http://www.lifterpuller.com/7inch.html |accessdate=2020-11-21|archive-date=2001-12-16 }}]
*"Slips Backwards b/w Nassau Coliseum" — 1995