question: Which band has more official core members, M83 or The Afghan Whigs?
answer: The Afghan Whigs
context: Title: The Afghan Whigs
  Passage: The Afghan Whigs are an American rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.  Originally active from 1986 to 2001, they have since reformed.  The group – with core members Greg Dulli (vocals, rhythm guitar), Rick McCollum (lead guitar), and John Curley (bass) – rose up around the grunge movement, evolving from a garage band in the vein of the Replacements to incorporate more R&B and soul influences into their sound and image.  After releasing their first album independently in 1988, the band signed to the Seattle-based label Sub Pop.  They released their major-label debut and fourth album, "Gentlemen", in 1993. " Pitchfork" described them as "one of the few alt-bands to flourish on a major label" in the 1990s.
  Title: Hello=Fire
  Passage: Hello=Fire is the debut album of Dean Fertita's solo project with the same name.  The album was recorded at various studios while Fertita was on tour with Queens of the Stone Age.  The album features guest appearances by band members from Queens of the Stone Age, Brendan Benson who also produced the album as well as The Afghan Whigs drummer Michael Horrigan.  The album was released October 26, 2009 by Schnitzel Records Ltd..  "Nature Of Our Minds" was released as its first single.
  Title: Congregation (The Afghan Whigs album)
  Passage: Congregation is the third studio album by American alternative rock band The Afghan Whigs, released on January 31, 1992, by Sub Pop.  After touring for two years in support of their 1990 album "Up in It", the band received $15,000 advance from Sub Pop to record a follow-up album.  It was primarily recorded at Bear Creek Studios in Woodinville and Buzz's Kitchen in Los Angeles during July to August 1991.  The band's frontman Greg Dulli produced the album entirely with audio engineer Ross Ian Stein.  The album's production and release were hindered by Sub Pop's financial difficulties, which were eventually resolved by the massive commercial success of Nirvana's 1991 album "Nevermind".
  Title: Paul Buchignani
  Passage: Paul Buchignani (pronounced boo-kin-ya-nee) (born August 28, 1967) is an American drummer who came into musical prominence for his work with The Afghan Whigs on the "Black Love" album and subsequent tour.  Buchignani graduated from Rhodes College in Memphis, TN in 1989.  Buchignani played drums for local favorite, Neighborhood Texture Jam, and worked for a law office before making the transition to full-time musician.  In 1992 he secured a job at Ardent Studios in Memphis, TN as a session assistant and drummer.  Through his association with Ardent engineers and producers John Hampton and Jeff Powell, Buchignani built a relationship with Greg Dulli of The Afghan Whigs.  With drummer Steve Earle departing from The Afghan Whigs in 1994, Buchignani was asked to step in as the new drummer.  Buchignani handled the drumming duties on "Black Love" and remained with the band from 1995-1996.  He appeared in multiple music videos with the band including Honky's Ladder.  Post-Afghan Whigs, Buchignani has remained busy as a recording and performing musician in Memphis, TN.  Post-Whigs career highlights include working with Todd Snider, Mark Lemhouse, Richard Johnston, Impala, AA Bondy, teaching at the Stax Music Academy, and being a recurrent house drummer for the annual New Orleans Ponderosa Stomp music festival.  Most recently, he has contributed a musical performance to the film soundtrack for the movie Hustle and Flow (2005), and has been recording and touring with Goner Records artist Harlan T. Bobo and Sympathy for the Record Industry artist, Jack Oblivian.  He also teaches at the Memphis Drum Shop.
  Title: The Obvious
  Passage: The Obvious is an independent alternative/punk rock band that was formed in Asbury Park, New Jersey in mid-2005.  The band currently consists of frontwoman Surojanie "Angie" Sugrim (guitar, lead vocals), Dan Astorri (lead guitar, vocals), and Biff Swenson (bass).  (As of January 2016 they are courting a particular drummer and hope to make an official announcement soon.)  The band has shared a similar style to other punk/alt-rock bands such as early Nirvana, Hole, and the Afghan Whigs.  The Obvious has developed itself to be one of the most prominent punk rock acts to come out of the mid-2000s revival of the Asbury Park music scene.
  Title: No.6 Records
  Passage: No.6 Records was an independent record label, started in 1989 as a subsidiary of Rough Trade Records by A&R representative and booking agent Terry Tolkin.  The name of the label came from the British television series The Prisoner; the main character was known in the series as "Number 6".  Their early releases of note include "The Bridge: A Tribute to Neil Young", which received a four star review in Rolling Stone, featuring exclusive tracks from highly influential indie and grunge bands Psychic TV, Sonic Youth, The Flaming Lips, Soul Asylum, and The Pixies, and "Guitarrorists" featuring members of Dinosaur Jr., Babes in Toyland, and Big Black.  No.6 Records later became associated with Elektra Records, continuing to release albums and EPs by alternative rock bands including Luna, Vegetarian Meat (band), Afghan Whigs, Tindersticks, Charles Douglas, Unrest, Jennyanykind, Jule Brown, and Nada Surf.  The label was disbanded in 1999 after ten years and fifty releases.  In April 2009 Teenbeat Records released a compilation of all the No.6 Records 7" singles, entitled "Speed Dating: The No.6 Records Compendium".
  Title: John Curley (musician)
  Passage: John Curley Jr. (born March 14, 1965 in Trenton, New Jersey) is an American musician best known as the bassist for, and co-founder of, the Afghan Whigs.  When he co-founded the Afghan Whigs, Curley was working as a staff photographer for the "Cincinnati Enquirer".  He also produced or engineered the Ass Ponys' first four albums, all of which were recorded at his recording studio, Ultrasuede Studios.  Ultrasuede Studios is located in the Cincinnati neighborhood of Camp Washington.  As of 2016, Curley still works at Ultrasuede.
  Title: The Twilight Singers
  Passage: The Twilight Singers is an American indie rock band.  The group was initially formed as a side project of The Afghan Whigs leader Greg Dulli in 1997.  After the Afghan Whigs disbanded, Dulli used The Twilight Singers as his own artistic vehicle, and has now released five studio albums backed by worldwide tours.
  Title: Mandrake Project
  Passage: Mandrake Project was a band officially formed in 2002 and based in Pittsburgh, PA.  (Not to be confused with another UK-based band of the same name) They are known for creating predominately instrumental music that defies solid genre categorization.  The tag "cinematic" stemmed from listeners' and critics' references to how the music fits to visual stimuli and thematic imagery from films.  The band has also been referred to as crossover progressive, ambient, jam-band and even jazz-rock.  Mandrake Project's eclectic music is accented by its shared membership with groups like The Polyphonic Spree, The Twilight Singers, and New Invisible Joy and The Afghan Whigs.
  Title: M83 (band)
  Passage: M83 is a French electronic music project currently based in Los Angeles.  The band's sole official member is vocalist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer Anthony Gonzalez.  Formed in 2001 in Antibes, France, the band was initially a duo also featuring Nicolas Fromageau.  The band has released seven albums and two soundtracks, including the Grammy Award-nominated "Hurry Up, We're Dreaming".  Gonzalez and Fromageau parted ways shortly after touring their second album "Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts".  Gonzalez records primarily on his own, with other artists as guest musicians.  The band is signed to Mute Records and found international success in 2011 with the single "Midnight City".  Their most recent album "Junk" was released in 2016.
citations: M83 (band) The Afghan Whigs