Critically Acclaimed, Short-Lived Indie Rock Band Win Eurovision Song Contest 25 Years Later

Hailing from Altoona, Pennsylvania, three members of the now-defunct indie rock band, The Fracking Pool, traveled to Lisbon to officially accept the trophy for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

They had originally performed in 1993’s contest in Millstreet, Ireland, etching themselves into the history books as the representatives for America’s only venture into the popular music contest. Accumulating the least amount of points for their song, “Underwater”, they earned a mere two points coming from Slovenia and Bulgaria.

Shortly after the initial performance of the eight minute long post-hardcore ballad, lead singer Toby Klener checked himself to a psychiatric ward in Dublin and was officially diagnosed with bipolar disorder. A week later, The Fracking Pool released their now-seminal masterpiece, “Black”, which was engineered by Steve Albini, and then promptly disbanded. Albini was reached for comment about the posthumous win:

“I think it’s wonderful. It was only a matter of time before everyone realized how wrong they were about this band. It takes people time to get something that’s so above the established vanguard. I’m only glad that I got a chance to make a mark on ‘Black’.”

Guitarist and co-vocalist Julie Butler was absent from the ceremony, as she was recovering from a Xanax overdose. She tweeted out her support for the occasion:

“good job, lads! it was about time xx”

The band is soon to announce a remastered and expanded box set of “Black” on vinyl, which will come with an extra disc containing 12 outtakes from the recording sessions and a documentary directed by David Pajo of Slint.