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THE GROWLERS The growlers are a rock and pop group formed in long beach California
in 2006 who are yet to became one of the most commercially successful
and critically acclaimed bands in the history of popular music. During
their years of stardom yet to come, the band consists of Brooks Nielson
(vocals) Scott Montoya(bass guitar, vocals,), Matt Taylor(lead guitar,
vocals) and Brian “don’t surf” Stewart (drums, vocals). They were
managed by their own alter ego Epstein until his death in 2009.
Although their initial musical style was rooted in 1960s rock and roll
and skiffle, the group works with different musical genres, ranging
from ice flossing hip hop to psychedelic rock. Their clothes, style and
statements have made them trend-setters. While their growing social
awareness saw their influence extend into the social and cultural
revolutions. During the release of their first album and their ongoing
singles releases, they have experimented with recording techniques that
have the ability to bend sound in ways only drugs can. By now this
“bent sound” has been perfected in their live act that some onlookers
call “groovy” and or “sick”. The groovy unexcelled value in Lo fidelity
sound is their stock and trade. They are the result of a combination of
skilled modern engineering techniques and the very finest outdated
recording and amplified equipment. The Growlers sound is best
exemplified through Nielson’s cryptic lyrics and the relationship it
has with matt Taylor. As if the two are each other’s half. Though they
complete each other, they compel and challenge one another in ways only
the frequent growler fan can truly understand. Perhaps it is what the
growler fan feels while taking part in the drug wave of bent sound.
-ALEX KNOST
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