Prawn (band)

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Prawn
Origin Ridgewood, New Jersey
Genres Indie rock, post-rock, post-hardcore
Years active2008 (2008)–present
Labels Topshelf Records
Members
  • Tony Clark
  • Jamie Houghton
  • Kyle Burns
  • Corey Davis
  • Ryan McKenna
Website prawnmusic.tumblr.com

Prawn is an American indie rock band from Ridgewood, New Jersey.

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History

Prawn was formed in 2007. [1] In 2011, Prawn self-released their first full-length album, You Can Just Leave It All, in 2011. [2] The band followed up this release with their first EP titled Ships. [3] In 2014, Prawn released their second full-length album, Kingfisher, in 2014. [4] [1] Later in 2014, Prawn's label Topshelf Records, alongside Count Your Lucky Stars Records, released a four way split with Prawn, Kittyhawk, Frameworks, and Droughts. [1] In 2015, Prawn released a split with Moving Mountains. [5] Prawn's latest album, Run, was released in 2017. [6]

Band members

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Splits

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References

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  4. ↑ "Prawn: Kingfisher (2014)". PunkNews. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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