Although finding mainstream success with the release of ?Sweet Oblivion?, and the single ?Nearly Lost You? from the soundtrack to Cameron Crowes?s film ?Singles?, the Screaming Trees? history goes back to 1985, predating many of their Grunge-era, Seattle peers. ?Formed in Ellensburg, Washington state, around the nucleus of brothers Garry Lee Conner (guitar) and Van Conner (bass), and fronted by the sonorous tones of Mark Lanegan, they recorded four albums and numerous singles for such grunge movers and shakers as Sub Pop and SST, before signing a major label deal with Sony's Epic Records. Releasing the Chris Cornell (Soundgarden) produced ?Uncle Anaesthesia? in 1991, it was followed by ?Sweet Oblivion? the following year, by which time they had been joined by drummer Barrett Martin (REM, Mad Season, Queens Of The Stoneage & Walking Papers). ?Initial recordings for a follow-up in 1994 were scrapped before the band teamed up with producer George Drakoulias (Black Crowes, Tom Petty, Primal Scream). ?Dust? emerged in July 1996, featuring guest spots from Benmont Tench, on loan from Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, and Pearl Jam?s Mike McCready. Mixed by Andy Wallace (Nirvana, Jeff Buckley), the album kicks off with the visceral ?Halo Of Ashes?, driven by Garry Lee Conner?s electric sitar, followed by the psychedelic single, ?All I Know? and the plaintive ?Sworn And Broken?.