Growlers, The / Chinese Fountain
Album: Chinese Fountain   Collection:General
Artist:Growlers, The   Added:Nov 2014
Label:Ever Loving Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2015-03-27 Pull Date: 2015-05-29
Week Ending: May 24 May 17 May 10 May 3 Apr 26 Apr 19 Apr 12 Apr 5
Airplays: 2 1 3 5 2 2 2 2

Recent Airplay
1. Feb 09, 2024: KZSU Time Traveler
Going Gets Tuff
4. Aug 18, 2018: FMF
Going Gets Tuff
2. Aug 13, 2022: Hanging In The Bone Yard
Going Gets Tuff
5. Oct 29, 2017: FMF
Magnificent Sadness
3. Apr 27, 2022: The Road Trip (rebroadcast from Mar 3, 2017)
Going Gets Tuff
6. Oct 27, 2017: Quite Gnarly
Going Gets Tuff

Album Review
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2015-03-26
GARAGE SURF-ROCK
Good album from The Growlers, a surf/psychedelic/folk/whatever rock band out of Orange County, CA. There’s a retro feel, with various effects on both voice and guitar. Brooks Nielsen’s vocals have a somewhat slurred, drunken, why-care attitude. Catchy melodies with lyrics (printed inside the liner) that are often angry, snarky or alienated.

Mild FCC in #3

1 * Mid-tempo. Cool, jangly guitar. Angry put down of an ex-lover. (2:32)
2 ** Mid-slow. Sad after a breakup. Ironic reference to the Beach Boys. Play this. (2:51)
3 (FCC: “shitty”) 80s synth-pop mix with R&B guitar (think of Blondie). (4:06)
4 Mid-slow. Alienated suburban youth. A dull song about dullness. (3:23)
5 * Mid-fast. Post-punk ranting. Angry about nothing. Good mosh-pit song. (3:25)
6 *** Mid-tempo. Super catchy, uplifting, ska-tinged ballad. Yes, life’s tuff, but there’s always love and hope. (3:29)
7 Slow. Severe downer: life is sad, evil, unfair. Well sung though. (3:34)
8 Mid-slow with a dance feel. Good love is hard to find. (4:10)
9 * Mid-tempo. Just trying to hang on. Good mix of guitars and keyboards. (3:28)
10 * Mid-tempo. Longing for love. Like Ricky Nelson (“Dream Baby”). (4:44)
11 Mid-slow. Another look at the lonely, seedy side of life. Drearily chugs along. (3:08)

Track Listing
1. Big Toe   6. Going Gets Tuff
2. Black Memories   7. Magnificent Sadness
3. Chinese Fountain   8. Love Test
4. Dull Boy   9. Not The Man
5. Good Advice   10. Rare Hearts
  11. Purgatory Drive