Clare Quilty (group)

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Clare Quilty was an American musical group formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, in the United States, in 1994.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Clare Quilty stumbles, moves on|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2002/jan/24/20020124-035046-7607r/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614224216/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2002/jan/24/20020124-035046-7607r/ |archive-date=2021-06-14 |access-date=2020-10-12|website=The Washington Times|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|last=Jenkins|first=Mark|date=June 24, 2005|title=CLARE QUILTY "Face the Strange"|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2005/06/24/clare-quilty-face-the-stran/1fcd63f6-6be1-4b7e-8034-4288b08a28c8/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018050750/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2005/06/24/clare-quilty-face-the-stran/1fcd63f6-6be1-4b7e-8034-4288b08a28c8/ |archive-date=2020-10-18 |access-date=|newspaper=The Washington Post}} Clare Quilty began as a pop-punk band but later material veered more toward electronica and trip hop. The band is named after a character in Vladimir Nabokov's 1955 novel, Lolita.

The group scored two chart hits in 2003, "Dex Dubious" (DBC Mix) (US #33 Club Play) and "Tremble" (US #44 Club Play).[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p278421|pure_url=yes}} Clare Quilty at Allmusic.com]

Clare Quilty's final album, Face the Strange, was produced by Richard Morel and was released by DCide Records in summer 2005. The band retired in January 2006.