Genre: |
Indie rock, post-punk, power pop, bedroom pop, alternative rock, surf punk |
Label: |
Atlantic |
Origin: |
Los Angeles |
Website: |
Official website |
Years_active: |
2017âpresent |
Current_members: |
*Braeden Lemasters
*Cole Preston
*Dylan Minnette |
Wallows singers/guitarists Braeden Lemasters, Dylan Minnette, and drummer Cole Preston have been playing in groups together since they were 11, starting out at a San Fernando Valley music program, Join the Band. Throughout their time together, the trio have played under several different monikers, the first being âThe Feaver,â debuted in 2010 when the four-piece (at this stage, bassist Zack Mendenhall was part of the collective) won 98.7 FMâs RockStar 2010 battle of the band competition, which lead to their 2011 Vans Warped Tour performance. In 2014, the band changed their name to The Narwhals, releasing a self-titled EP the same year.
The bandâs current state was birthed by the release of debut single âPleaser,â in 2017, with the band (now a three-piece), settling on the name, Wallows, inspired by the location in Tony Hawkâs Underground.
Nearly a decade into their friendship, the trio released their major label debut on Atlantic Records, Spring, a collection of six new songs, including âPictures of Girlsâ and âThese Daysâ, produced by John Congleton. Wallows' debut EP, follows the release of standalone singles,âSun Tanâ, âUncomfortableâ and âPulling Leaves off Treesâ in 2017.
The band released three standalone singles in 2018, âUnderneath the Streetlights in the Winter Outside Your House,â an older track performed by the band whilst they still used the moniker The Narwals; a re-recording of â1980s Horror Filmâ from the Spring EP and âDrunk On Halloweenâ.
The release of collaborative single âAre You Bored Yet?â (Featuring Clairo) announced Wallowâs debut album Nothing Happens. Before the drop, two other album singles were released, âScrawnyâ and âSidelines,â respectively.