The Growl
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = The Growl
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| caption = The Growl live at Laneway music fest 2014
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| origin = Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
| genre = {{hlist|Garage rock|rock and roll|blues rock|punk blues}}
| years_active = 2011 – 2013 (not confirmed)
| label = self-released through Cameron Avery
| spinoff_of = {{hlist|Tame Impala|Pond}}
| past_members = Cam Avery
Clinton Oliver
Marc Earley
Michael Jelinek
Samuel Kuzich
James Ireland
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The Growl is a band from Fremantle, Western Australia, formed by Tame Impala bassist Cam Avery.
History
The Growl is known for having two drummers.{{cite web |url=https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/growl/|website=thebrag.com|title=The Growl|first=Alastair |last=Matcott |date=19 June 2013|accessdate=19 March 2020}} Their first EP was mixed by Brian Lucey, who had worked on The Black Keys' album Brothers.{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}
In 2012 and 2013, the band went on an international tour supporting Tame Impala.{{cite web|url=https://junkee.com/category/music|title=Music News, Views And All The Latest From Junkee|website=Junkee}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dispatch.com/article/20130309/ENTERTAINMENT/303099826|title=Review: Tame Impala could use more songs, more variety|first=Curtis Schieber, For The Columbus|last=Dispatch|website=The Columbus Dispatch}}
After touring the United States and Canada with Tame Impala, The Growl returned to the shores of their homeland, Australia, in April 2013 to mark the release of their debut LP What Would Christ Do?? with a national headline tour. The group has earned multiple WAMI nominations, a Triple J unearthed slot at last year's Big Day Out and a spot on the NME Australian Acts To Watch list in 2013.
Discography
- Cleaver Lever – 2011 (EP)
- What Would Christ Do?? – 2013 (LP)
References
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