The Hounds Below

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The Hounds Below
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The Hounds Below in 2013.
Background information
Origin Ferndale, Michigan, United States
Genres Indie rock
Years active2009–present
LabelsSlimstyle Records, Intheact Records
Spinoffs Ponyshow
Spinoff of
Members
Past members
  • Ben Collins
  • Molly Jean Schoen
  • Skye Thrasher
  • Griffin Bastian
  • Jesse Shepherd-Bates
  • Nick Adams
Website

The Hounds Below are an American rock band from Ferndale, Michigan consisting of Jason Stollsteimer (lead vocals, guitar), Will Shattuck (drums), Adam Michael Lee Padden (bass, backing vocals), and Mathew Hofman (guitar). The band was formed in 2009, while Stollsteimer was still recording and touring with The Von Bondies. The Hounds Below's debut album, You Light Me Up In The Dark, was released in 2012.

Contents

The band has shared the stage with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, [2] Ash, [3] The Heavy, [4] The Raveonettes, [4] The Grates, The Horrors, [5] The Black Angels, [5] Company of Thieves, [6] Airborne Toxic Event, [7] The Like, Band of Skulls [2] and The Whigs. [8]

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