SNOUT

Founded by vocalist and bassist Ross McLennan in Melbourne in 1991 with guitarist Rob Wolf and drummer Hugh Williams. Snout made their first recorded appearance the following year on a Half a Cow Records compilation, 'Slice Two'.  They went on to be a fixture of the Australian independent music scene until their demise in 2002. The band's first release in their own right was in 1993 with the 'Cleans and Brightens' EP, through the Au Go Go label. In 1994 they released their debut album, 'What's That Sound?' The album was a double album containing nineteen songs.

Soon after the recording of 'What's That Sound?', Wolf and Williams left the band. McLennan recruited Greg Ng for guitar and backing vocal duties. Ng had previously fronted Melbourne shoegaze exponents Afterglow. New drummer, Ewan McCartney had previously performed with Ripe. This combination recorded the band's most successful album releases; 'The New Pop Dialogue' (1996) and 'Circle High and Wide' (1998). In 1996, the song "Cromagnonman" was voted #89 in Triple J radio's Hottest 100 chart. In 1997, 'The New Pop Dialogue' was nominated for an Australian Record Industry Association Award in the Best Pop Release category, won that year by Savage Garden's single ''To the Moon and Back''. The following year, 'Circle High and Wide' was nominated for an ARIA Award in the same category, eventually won by Natalie Imbruglia's 'Left of the Middle'.

This lineup remained stable until 1999, when Ng left the band and was replaced by Anthony Paine (ex-High Pass Filter), who played guitar on the band's final album, 'Managing Good Looks' (2001). This album was released on W.Minc Productions, run by Graham Lee (The Triffids) and Steve Miller (The Moodists). Snout played extensively on the live circuit in Australia, leaving Melbourne regularly to tour in their own right and with other prominent names of the era. They also played festivals such as The Big Day Out, Falls Festival, Sunny Sedgewick, Livid and Meredith Music Festival. Snout played their final gig in November 2002, in Melbourne at the Rob Roy Hotel.

Members

Ross McLennan (vocals, bass, keyboards), Rob Wolf (guitar), Hugh Williams (drums), Ewan McCartney (drums), Greg Ng (guitar), Anthony Paine (guitar)

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snout_%28band%29