Scowl (band)

Scowl
Scowl
Origin	Santa Cruz, California, U.S.
Genres	Hardcore punk
Years active	2019–present
Labels	Flatspot, 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]

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

Mikey Bifolco - guitar (2023-present) (touring 2022)
Cole Gilbert - drums (2019-present)
Malachi Greene - guitar (2019-present)
Bailey Lupo - bass (2019-present)
Kat Moss - vocals (2019-present)

Discography

Albums

**List of albums, with release date and label shown**
Title	Details	Peak Chart Position
How Flowers Grow	Released 19 November 2021 Label: Flatspot Formats: CD, LP, Digital Download	-

EPs

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

Live Albums

**List of albums, with release date and label shown**
Title	Details	Peak Chart Position
Live at Audiotree	Released 27 February 2024 Label: Audiotree Music Formats: digital download	-

Singles

**List of singles, with release date and label shown**
Title	Details	Album	Peak 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	-	-
"Special"	Released 8 October 2024 Label: Dead Oceans Formats: digital download	-	-

Music Videos

"Petty Selfish Cretin" (26 November 2019, self-released) [dir. Malachi Greene]
"Bloodhound" (22 September 2021, Flatspot Records) [dir. Malachi Greene]
"Seeds to Sow" (3 November 2021, Flatspot Records) [dir. Malachi Greene]
"Opening Night" (8 February 2023, Flatspot Records) [dir. Malachi Greene]
"Shot Down" (1 March 2023, Flatspot Records [dir. Malachi Greene]
"Special" (8 October 2024, Dead Oceans) [dir. Silken Weinberg]

References

^ "Santa Cruz hardcore punk band Scowl premiere new song and video". Lambgoat. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b Hughes, Mia (28 November 2022). "Scowl: hardcore's hottest breakout band reflect on their whirlwind year". NME. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
^ Hughes, Mia (17 November 2021). "Scowl: Meet NorCal Hardcore Rising Stars "Making a Mess to Clean It Up"". Revolver. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
^ "Scowl's Kat Moss: "There are a lot of shows that I look back and I'm like, 'That was magical!'"". Philthy Magazine. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
^ Breihan, Tom (19 November 2021). "Stream Scowl's Ripshit 15-Minute Debut Album How Flowers Grow". Stereogum. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
^ Sacher, Andrew (22 September 2021). "Santa Cruz hardcore band Scowl announce debut LP 'How Flowers Grow,' share "Bloodhound"". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
^ Enis, Eli (29 March 2023). "Hear SCOWL's super hooky new song "Psychic Dance Routine"". Revolver. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
^ Breihan, Tom (29 March 2023). "Scowl Share New Song "Psychic Dance Routine": Listen". Stereogum. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
^ Pearis, Bill (2023-03-14). "Circle Jerks announce tour with T.S.O.L., Negative Approach and Scowl". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
^ "TURNSTILE to join SYSTEM OF A DOWN, DEFTONES, and KORN for Sick New World on full line up". lambgoat.com. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
^ "LIMP BIZKIT Announce Spring U.S. Tour". lambgoat.com. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
^ "SUNAMI and SCOWL to tour Australia with SPEED". lambgoat.com. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
^ Kennelty, Greg (2023-01-10). "KNOCKED LOOSE, SOUL GLO & SCOWL Booked For Coachella 2023". Metal Injection. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
^ "InEffectHardcore.com - 20 Questions With Kat Moss Of Scowl". www.ineffecthardcore.com. Retrieved 2023-07-26.

External links

Official website

This article on a United States punk rock band is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[lambgoat-1] "Santa Cruz hardcore punk band Scowl premiere new song and video". Lambgoat. Retrieved 30 March 2023.

[nme-2] Hughes, Mia (28 November 2022). "Scowl: hardcore's hottest breakout band reflect on their whirlwind year". NME. Retrieved 30 March 2023.

[revolvermagazine-3] Hughes, Mia (17 November 2021). "Scowl: Meet NorCal Hardcore Rising Stars "Making a Mess to Clean It Up"". Revolver. Retrieved 30 March 2023.

[philthymagazine-4] "Scowl's Kat Moss: "There are a lot of shows that I look back and I'm like, 'That was magical!'"". Philthy Magazine. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.

[stereogum-5] Breihan, Tom (19 November 2021). "Stream Scowl's Ripshit 15-Minute Debut Album How Flowers Grow". Stereogum. Retrieved 30 March 2023.

[brooklynvegan-6] Sacher, Andrew (22 September 2021). "Santa Cruz hardcore band Scowl announce debut LP 'How Flowers Grow,' share "Bloodhound"". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 30 March 2023.

[revolvermagazine1-7] Enis, Eli (29 March 2023). "Hear SCOWL's super hooky new song "Psychic Dance Routine"". Revolver. Retrieved 30 March 2023.

[stereogum1-8] Breihan, Tom (29 March 2023). "Scowl Share New Song "Psychic Dance Routine": Listen". Stereogum. Retrieved 30 March 2023.

[9] Pearis, Bill (2023-03-14). "Circle Jerks announce tour with T.S.O.L., Negative Approach and Scowl". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2023-07-26.

[10] "TURNSTILE to join SYSTEM OF A DOWN, DEFTONES, and KORN for Sick New World on full line up". lambgoat.com. Retrieved 2023-07-26.

[11] "LIMP BIZKIT Announce Spring U.S. Tour". lambgoat.com. Retrieved 2023-07-26.

[12] "SUNAMI and SCOWL to tour Australia with SPEED". lambgoat.com. Retrieved 2023-07-26.

[13] Kennelty, Greg (2023-01-10). "KNOCKED LOOSE, SOUL GLO & SCOWL Booked For Coachella 2023". Metal Injection. Retrieved 2023-07-26.

[14] "InEffectHardcore.com - 20 Questions With Kat Moss Of Scowl". www.ineffecthardcore.com. Retrieved 2023-07-26.

[1]