Wallows

Wallows is an American alternative rock[1] band based in Los Angeles composed of Dylan Minnette, Braeden Lemasters, and Cole Preston. The band began releasing songs independently in April 2017 starting with "Pleaser", which reached number two on the Spotify Global Viral 50 chart. In 2018, they signed a record deal with Atlantic Records and released their major label debut extended play Spring. Their debut studio album, Nothing Happens, was released in 2019 and included the single “Are You Bored Yet?" In 2020, their second extended play Remote was released and included singles "Nobody Gets Me (Like You)" and "Virtual Aerobics".

This article is about the American band. For the geographic landform, see The Wallows.

Wallows
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active2017 (2017)–present
LabelsAtlantic
WebsiteOfficial website
Members

History

The band's three members—Braeden Lemasters (guitar and vocals), Cole Preston (guitar and drums), Dylan Minnette (guitar and vocals), and formerly Zack Mendenhall (bass guitar)—first formed a musical group as children in a music program: GigMasterz in Keyboard Galleria Music Center (Southern California), they were called "Join the Band". Over the course of the next decade, the three performed together using different band names, such as The Feaver and The Narwhals. The group changed their name one last time from The Narwhals to Wallows, as they wanted to go by a more professional name.[5] They also played the 2011 Warped Tour.[6][7]

In April 2017, the band released their first single under the Wallows moniker, "Pleaser".[8][9] The song would eventually reach number two on the Spotify Global Viral 50 chart and number one on the KROQ Locals Only playlist.[7] In May 2017, Wallows released a second single, "Sun Tan",[10] and began playing live shows in the Los Angeles area, selling out The Roxy and the Troubadour.[11] Their third single, "Uncomfortable", was released in September 2017.[12]

In November 2017, their song, "Pulling Leaves Off Trees", was premiered on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 radio show.[13] That month, the band also announced their first headlining North American tour that would run from January to March 2018.[14] The tour started in San Francisco on January 24.[6][15] In February 2018, the band announced that they had signed to Atlantic Records and were planning to release their major label debut EP, Spring, in April 2018. They also released a new single, "Pictures of Girls", their first on Atlantic.[16] The song was chosen as a "Critical Cut" by SiriusXM Alt Nation.[17]

Wallows ended their North American tour at South by Southwest in March 2018.[14][18] Later in the month, they released a second track from Spring titled "These Days".[18] The EP was released on April 6, 2018 by Atlantic Records and was produced by John Congleton.[19][20]

On February 1, 2019, Wallows released the single "Are You Bored Yet?" featuring Clairo. This song is a part of their debut album, Nothing Happens, released on March 22, 2019. A subsequent music video was also released on this day with a cameo of Noah Centineo and Kaitlyn Dever.[21]

Wallows embarked on another leg of their Nothing Happens Tour in February 2020, a continuation of their 2019 Nothing Happens Tour, for 15 additional stops.[22] The band partnered with local, non-profit charities in each of the cities in this leg of the tour such as Project Lazarus and the LGBT Center of Raleigh.[23] Before each show, the band posted a list of donatable items for their attendees to bring (with the incentive of donating being a free Wallows pin) on their social media accounts, and were able to garner a plethora of items to donate after each show.[24] In an interview with 97X, a Tampa radio station, Minnette remarked that the nonprofit organization they partnered with in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Handy Inc., shared that Wallows fans had brought an equivalent of five months worth of supplies to the band’s show.[23]

Members
  • Dylan Minnette – vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, bass guitar (2017–present)
  • Braeden Lemasters – vocals, lead guitar, bass guitar (2017–present)
  • Cole Preston – drums, guitar, keyboards, piano, backing vocals (2017–present)

Discography

Albums
List of LPs with selected album details
Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[25]
Nothing Happens 75

EPs
List of EPs with selected album details
Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[25]
The Narwhals (as The Narwhals)
  • Released: October 10, 2014
  • Label: independent
  • Formats: Streaming
 —
Spring
  • Released: April 6, 2018 (US)
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: Digital download, LP, CD, vinyl record
 —
Remote
  • Released: October 23, 2020
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming, LP, CD, vinyl record
 129

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
Bub.
[26]		 US
Alt.
[27]		 US
Rock
[28]		 CAN
Rock
[29]		 IRE
[30]		 MEX
[31]		 UK
[32]
"Pleaser" 2017 ——————— Non-album singles
"Sun Tan" ———————
"Uncomfortable" ———————
"Pulling Leaves Off Trees" ———————
"Pictures of Girls" 2018 —39————— Spring EP
"These Days" ———————
"Underneath the Streetlights in the Winter Outside Your House" ——————— Non-album singles
"1980s Horror Film II" ———————
"Drunk on Halloween" ———————
"Are You Bored Yet?"
(featuring Clairo)		 2019 122737591565 Nothing Happens
"Scrawny" ———————
"Sidelines" ———————
"Trust Fall" / "Just Like a Movie" ——————— Non-album single
"OK" 2020 ——[upper-alpha 1]28————
"Nobody Gets Me (Like You)" ——————— Remote
"Virtual Aerobics" ———————
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes
  1. "OK" did not enter the Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 24 on the Alternative Digital Song Sales chart.[37]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nomination Result Ref.
2020 MTV Europe Music Award Best Push Act Themselves Nominated [38][39]

References
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