This is a pretty weird one. Getaway Cruiser broke big in 1998 and promptly cracked up soon after. They had been around in some form or another most of the decade with minor releases such as WhirlingRoad (recorded under that name) and Instrumentals. Nothing really explosive beyond the Ann Arbor/Detroit scene, though. Phones Calling throws in some past elements alongside what was to come. Three of the songs would be somewhat/heavily reworked and re-released in their 1998 eponymous album. Another four are 1-2 minute mini-instrumentals, much in the spirit of their earlier experimental efforts. Finally, two of the tracks don't appear anywhere else, and one of them sports a substantially different lineup.
Not long after their following full-length album, the band announced the sacking of lead singer Dina Harrison and the band soon folded, then reorganized as Six Clips, which I know nothing about. There is little substantial information about the band beyond what was written around 1998 and they still don't have a Wikipedia article to at least eulogize them. From what I can deduce, the Peters Bros. were more involved in the production side of the business, which I think included some early involvement with Kid Rock for whatever that's worth. One of the Peters brothers and the bassist on most of this EP (Mark Dundon) adopted requisite silly pseudonyms and joined the Electric Six for a little while. Beyond this, everything is pretty much a big question mark.
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