The Growlers

The Growlers
Brooks Nielsen & Anthony Perry on stage.
Background information
Origin	Dana Point, California, United States
Genres	Surf rock, psychedelic rock, garage rock
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Everloving, Palmist, Burger, Fat Cat, Ayo Silver, Smack Face, Cult Records
Associated acts	Julian Casablancas
Website	thegrowlers.com
Members	Brooks Nielsen Matt Taylor Kyle Straka
Past members	Brian Stewart Warren Thomas Patrick Palomo Clark Davison Miles Patterson Zachary Aguirre Scott Montoya Anthony Braun Perry Jason Kaiser

The Growlers are an American band formed in Dana Point, California in 2006, now based in Costa Mesa. The band is currently composed of singer Brooks Nielsen, lead guitarist Matt Taylor and keyboard player/guitarist Kyle Straka. They have released five albums, three EPs and a number of singles. The band's sound has been described as "a trademark style of music that somehow combines country, surf, pop, rock and beat" which has been labelled "Beach Goth".

The band released their first album, Are You in or Out in 2009. Their second album, Hot Tropics, was released in 2010. The band's third album, Hung at Heart, the first to feature Anthony Braun Perry, and Jason Kaiser on percussion (Hung at Heart/Chinese fountain),was released January 22, 2013.Chinese Fountain, their new "more grown up, well polished" album was released September 23, 2014. Whilst touring the album, the band expanded their live band with percussionist Nick Murray.

The band's fifth studio album, City Club was released by Cult Records on September 30, 2016, while they embarked on a supporting tour in the same month. It was the first Growlers album to be credited solely to Brooks Nielsen and Matt Taylor, as opposed to the whole band. It was preceded by the title track as a single produced by Julian Casablancas, who also owns the label. Neither drummer Scott Montoya nor bass player Anthony Perry feature on the album. On September 25, the band confirmed Montoya's departure from the band and stated that Perry was set to return in the near future. The band toured for this album with Brad Bowers on bass, Adam Wolcott Smith on keyboard, and Richard Gowen on drums. Whether their membership in the band is permanent is currently unclear.

The Growlers have toured with artists such as The Black Keys, Devendra Banhart, Julian Casablancas, Night Beats, and Jonathan Richman. They have also appeared as numerous festivals including Burgerama III, Rock in Rio and Outside Lands.