Scowl (band)

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Scowl
Origin Santa Cruz, California, U.S.
Genres Hardcore punk
Years active2019 (2019)–present
LabelsFlatspot, Dead Oceans
Members
  • Kat Moss
  • Malachi Greene
  • Mikey Bifolco
  • Bailey Lupo
  • Cole Gilbert
Website www.scowl40831.com

Scowl is an American hardcore punk band from Santa Cruz, California. [1] The band consists of singer Kat Moss, guitarists Malachi Greene and Mikey Bifolco, bassist Bailey Lupo, and drummer Cole Gilbert. [2]

Contents

History

The band released their first collection of songs, a self-titled EP, in 2019. [3] Scowl released a second EP in 2019, titled Reality After Reality.... [4] In 2021, the group released their debut full-length album, How Flowers Grow, through Flatspot Records. [2] [5] [6] The group released their third EP in 2023 titled Psychic Dance Routine . [7] [8]

Scowl has toured and shared the stage with bands like Circle Jerks and Negative Approach, [9] System Of A Down, Korn, Turnstile and Deftones, [10] Limp Bizkit, [11] and toured Australia in May and June of 2023 with Sunami and Speed. [12] The band also played the 2023 edition of the famed Coachella festival. [13] In a 2022 interview with hardcore magazine In Effect singer Kat Moss said about touring: "We are focused heavily on touring as much as possible! We are trying to hit all the places in the US that we haven’t played yet as well as across the pond!" [14]

Members

Current Members

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with release date and label shown
TitleDetailsPeak Chart Position
How Flowers Grow
  • Released 19 November 2021
  • Label: Flatspot
  • Formats: CD, LP, Digital Download
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EPs

List of EPs, with release date and label shown
TitleDetailsPeak Chart Position
Scowl
  • Released 11 May 2019
  • Label: self-released
  • Formats: digital download
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Reality After Reality...
  • Released 30 November 2019
  • Label: self-released
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
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Psychic Dance Routine
  • Released 7 April 2023
  • Label: Flatspot Records
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
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Live Albums

List of albums, with release date and label shown
TitleDetailsPeak Chart Position
Live at Audiotree
  • Released 27 February 2024
  • Label: Audiotree Music
  • Formats: digital download
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Singles

List of singles, with release date and label shown
TitleDetailsAlbumPeak Chart Position
"Bloodhound"Released 22 September 2021

Label: Flatspot Records Formats: digital download

How Flowers Grow-
"Fuck Around"Released 13 October 2021

Label: Flatspot Records Formats: digital download

How Flowers Grow-
"Seeds to Sow"Released 3 November 2021

Label: Flatspot Records Formats: digital download

How Flowers Grow-
"Opening Night"Released 8 February 2023

Label: Flatspot Records Formats: digital download

Psychic Dance Routine-
"Shot Down"Released 1 March 2023

Label: Flatspot Records Formats: digital download

Psychic Dance Routine-
"Psychic Dance Routine (Nuovo Testamento Remix)"Released 6 September 2023

Label: Flatspot Records Formats: digital download

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"Special"Released 8 October 2024

Label: Dead Oceans Formats: digital download

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Music Videos

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