Lotion had released only two 7" singles ("Head" and "Tear," both on Kokopop) before the group recorded
Full Isaac for spinArt in 1994. The album received glowing reviews from alternative outlets in America and England. The band, comprising vocalist
Tony Zajkowski, guitarist
Jim Ferguson, bassist
Bill Ferguson, and drummer
Rob Youngberg, toured America and Europe (with
Pavement,
Throwing Muses and
Mercury Rev), recorded a song for the
Frank Sinatra tribute album Chairman of the Board, and released the EP Juggernaut on Big Cat. A second EP, Agnew's Funeral, followed in late 1995 before
Lotion released
Nobody's Cool early the following year. The Telephone Album followed in 1998. ~ John Bush