A Giant Dog | |
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Origin | Austin, Texas, United States |
Genres | Punk rock |
Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | Sundae Records Tic Tac Totally Records Merge Records |
Members | Sabrina Ellis Andrew Cashen Andy Bauer Graham Low Daniel Blanchard |
Past members | Orville Neeley Matthew Strmiska |
Website | agiantdog |
A Giant Dog is an American punk rock [1] band from Austin, Texas. [2] [3] It has been described by Bandcamp Daily as "one of Austin's most thrillingly irreverent bands". [4] It consists of Sabrina Ellis, Andrew Cashen, Andy Bauer, Graham Low, and Daniel Blanchard. [5]
A Giant Dog was formed by Sabrina Ellis, Andrew Cashen, and Orville Neeley [6] in 2008. [7] The band released the debut album Fight in 2012. [8] In 2013, the band released Bone. [9] In 2016, they signed with Merge Records. [10] The band's third album, Pile, was released on Merge Records in 2016. [11] The band's fourth album, Toy, was released on Merge Records in 2017. [12] In 2019, they released a full-album cover of Arcade Fire's 2007 release Neon Bible . [13] Ellis and Cashen also form the rock band Sweet Spirit. [14]
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