Caviar is a
pop rock band from
Chicago, Illinois. The band was created around 1999 by singer
Blake Smith and bassist
Mike Willison after the breakup of their previous band
Fig Dish. Guitarist Dave Suh and drummer Jason Batchko were added to complete the lineup. The band has not been active recently and Smith and Willison are now performing with
Scott Lucas of
Local H in their electronica project
The Prairie Cartel.
They have had several songs played on the radio. The songs "Tangerine Speedo" and "On the DL" are their biggest hits. "Tangerine Speedo" was featured in the first
Charlie's Angels movie and "Sugarless" was featured on the soundtrack of
Gone in Sixty Seconds.
Safeway has featured in its TV commercials two songs from
Thin Mercury Sound, including "Clean Getaway" in the summer of 2005
[1] and "Lioness" in 2004.
Discography
