Crowsdell
Encyclopedia
Crowsdell was an indie-pop band from Jacksonville
, Florida
. The members included Shannon Wright
(guitar and vocals), Paul Howell (bass), and Laurie Anne Wall (drums). They released singles on two different labels before signing with Big Cat in 1994. They recorded their first full length CD, Dreamette, with Stephen Malkmus
of Pavement
. After Big Cat merged with a larger record label, their second full length CD was dropped before ever hitting the shelves. The band subsequently broke up and Shannon Wright went on to produce numerous solo albums.
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. The members included Shannon Wright
Shannon Wright
Shannon Wright is an American singer-songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia.-History:Wright moved from New York City to Chapel Hill, NC after her first band Crowsdell called it quits. While in Chapel Hill, Wright started experimenting and writing solo songs with a borrowed four-track recorder...
(guitar and vocals), Paul Howell (bass), and Laurie Anne Wall (drums). They released singles on two different labels before signing with Big Cat in 1994. They recorded their first full length CD, Dreamette, with Stephen Malkmus
Stephen Malkmus
Stephen Joseph Malkmus is an indie rock musician and icon, and a member of the band Pavement. He currently performs with Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks.-Early years:...
of Pavement
Pavement (band)
Pavement is an American alternative rock band that formed in Stockton, California in 1989. In their career, they achieved a significant cult following, and they were called the best band of the 1990s by prominent music critics Robert Christgau and Stephen Thomas Erlewine...
. After Big Cat merged with a larger record label, their second full length CD was dropped before ever hitting the shelves. The band subsequently broke up and Shannon Wright went on to produce numerous solo albums.
Discography
- Meany (single)
- Lickety Split (single)
- Darren (single)
- Down/Bubbles (single)
- Sugar-Coated/Trunk (single)
- Dreamette (1995)
- The End of Summer (EP) (1995)
- Within the Curve of an Arm (1997)