An unlikely star of alternative rock, David Lowery has spun his eclectic musical outlook and offbeat sense of humor into a series of songs that have made his bands favorites in underground rock circles and afforded him a brief fling with mainstream success. Lowery led the group Camper Van Beethoven, whose 1985 debut Telephone Free Landslide Victory made them college radio stars, and 1988's Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart spawned an MTV hit, "Eye of Fatima (Pt. 2)." After the breakup of CvB, Lowery formed Cracker, whose self-titled 1992 debut produced a minor hit with "Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now)," while 1993's Kerosene Hat went platinum on the strength of the singles "Low" and "Get Off This." Lowery made his belated solo debut with 2011's The Palace Guards, and offered a look into his life in and out of music on 2025's Fathers, Sons and Brothers.