The Minus 5

The Minus 5 is an American pop rock band headed by musician Scott McCaughey of Young Fresh Fellows, often in partnership with R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck. Band history McCaughey formed the band in 1993 as a side project with Buck, Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow of the Posies. Buck had moved to the Seattle area in 1992; the other principals were longtime fixtures of the Seattle music scene.