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Wolf & Cub are a band from Adelaide, Australia. Three of the original members hail from Port Augusta, South Australia. Their music is predominantly psychedelic with elements of Rock. The four-piece were signed to record label 4AD. An aspect of the bands music that makes them unique is their use of two drummers. This allows the percussive elements of their music to feature more prominently alongside the guitar. Their name derives from a comic from Japan called "Lone Wolf and Cub". Wolf & Cub have recently sign to Last Gang records in North America. Science And Sorcery will be released on OCT 26 in Canada and USA.
Members
Joel Byrne - vocals, electric guitar, percussionJoel Carey - drums/percussionWade Keighran - bass guitarMarvin Hammond - drums/percussion, saxophoneHistory
The band formed in 2002. Joel Byrne, Adam Edwards and Thomas Mayhew moved to Adelaide after finishing high school. Adam and Tom met Joel Byrne through his younger brother Luke who said his older brother just sat in his room all day playing guitar. Joel Byrne and Joel Carey met at university. Later when Joel Byrne brought Joel Carey to a jam the foursome decided to form a band. Joel Carey started off playing percussion, later becoming the second drummer. After playing regularly around Adelaide the band signed to Australian label, Dot Dash Recordings with representation from Remote Control Records. In 2004, they released their first EP, Wolf & Cub.
In 2005, a 7" record featuring the track "Thousand Cuts" was released in the UK and was played on the Zane Lowe and Steve Lamacq radio shows on the BBC. The track was heard by producer Paul Epworth (Bloc Party, The Futureheads), who took it into the studio and produced the Phones Remix. This became a white label 12" and later became a John Kennedy Single of the Week on XFM. Shortly after, the band released the Steal Their Gold EP and toured Japan and the UK. "Steal Their Gold" received Single of the Week status from Steve Lamacq and the band began to receive attention from the UK press. On the strength of two EPs, the band signed to international label 4AD in September 2005 and played in a string of London shows for 4AD’s 25th Anniversary with The Breeders in November.
In Australia, the band graced stages with TV on the Radio, The Killers, The Music, Wolfmother, Queens of the Stone Age (handpicked by Josh Homme) and Death from Above 1979. The quartet played in multiple festivals such as Big Day Out and Homebake and underwent two nationwide tours of Australia. Work on their debut album, which had begun in April 2005, was completed in 2006. Vessels was released in Australia on 2 September 2006 and generated a positive response, becoming the 5th most favoured album of The Drum Media’s editors and contributors for 2006. 4AD released the album internationally on 6 March, in 2007. In the same month, the band toured America, playing at SXSW and a 4AD showcase.
On 20 May 2007, the band announced on their MySpace page that drummer Adam Edwards had left and that they were looking for a new drummer:
On 8 July the band announced that they had found a new drummer, Marvin Hammond, from Adelaide band Artax Mission.
In June 2008 the band released the "One to the Other" EP, produced by Christopher Colonna from Bumblebeez. Their most recent album, Science and Sorcery, was released 18 April 2009.
Awards
In 2006 Wolf & Cub were awarded the Qantas Spirit of Youth award for music. SOYA is an Australian premier youth arts prize, recognising and rewarding outstanding young Australians. The band received a cheque for $5000 and $5000 in Qantas airline tickets.
Wolf & Cub were nominated for " Best Independent Release " at the 2007 ARIA awards.
