Wallows

Biography

Wallows is an American alternative rock band based in Los Angeles composed of Dylan Minnette, Braeden Lemasters, and Cole Preston. The band began releasing songs independently in April 2017.
In 2020 Wallows signed a deal with Atlantic Records and released their major-label debut EP, Spring×Spring6 April 2018 · EPSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracks1Ground3:332It’s Only Right4:343Let the Sun In3:424These Days3:2451980s Horror Film3:446Pictures of Girls3:24. The band released their debut studio album, Nothing Happens×Nothing Happens22 March 2019 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Only Friend3:012Treacherous Doctor2:433Sidelines3:004Are You Bored Yet?2:585Scrawny2:466Ice Cold Pool3:577Worlds Apart4:148What You Like3:219Remember When2:3510I’m Full3:4211Do Not Wait6:30, in 2019, which featured the single "Are You Bored Yet?", followed by their 2020 EP Remote×Remote23 October 2020 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracks1Virtual Aerobics2:022Dig What You Dug2:583Nobody Gets Me (Like You)2:384Coastlines3:095Talk Like That2:016Wish Me Luck3:46. The band released their second album Tell Me That It's Over in 2022. Their third, Model, was released in 2024.

2011–2018: Early years, singles, and Spring EP

As teenagers in 2011, Braeden Lemasters (guitar/vocals), Cole Preston (guitar/drums), and Dylan Minnette (guitar/vocals) formed the band at a music studio called Join the Band in Van Nuys with Zack Mendenhall (bass). They were students enrolled in the GigMasterz program at Keyboard Galleria Music Center in Southern California. They chose to name themselves The Feaver and played the 2011 Warped Tour. They also used the name The Narwhals before settling on Wallows in 2017, now without Mendenhall. Prior to becoming Wallows, the only official collection of songs released by the band consisted of a 4-song EP called "The Narwhals" in October 2014.
In April 2017, the band released their first single under the Wallows moniker, "Pleaser×Pleaser12 April 2017 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Pleaser3:08". In May 2017, Wallows released a second single, "Sun Tan×Sun Tan22 May 2017 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Sun Tan3:47", and began playing live shows in the Los Angeles area, selling out The Roxy and the Troubadour. Their third single, "Uncomfortable×Uncomfortable13 September 2017 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Uncomfortable4:54", was released in September 2017.

In November 2017, their song "Pulling Leaves off Trees×Pulling Leaves Off Trees16 November 2017 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Pulling Leaves Off Trees3:50" premiered on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 radio show. That month, the band also announced their first headlining North American tour that would run from January to March 2018. The tour started in San Francisco on January 24. In February 2018, the band announced that they had signed to Atlantic Records and were planning to release their major label debut EP, Spring×Spring6 April 2018 · EPSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracks1Ground3:332It’s Only Right4:343Let the Sun In3:424These Days3:2451980s Horror Film3:446Pictures of Girls3:24, in April 2018. They also released a new single, "Pictures of Girls×Pictures of Girls23 February 2018 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Pictures of Girls3:24", their first on Atlantic. The song was chosen as a "Critical Cut" by SiriusXM Alt Nation.
Wallows ended their North American tour at South by Southwest in March 2018. Later in the month, they released a second track from Spring titled "These Days×These Days23 March 2018 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1These Days3:23". The EP was released on April 6, 2018, by Atlantic Records and was produced by John Congleton.

2019–2021: Nothing Happens and Remote EP

On February 1, 2019, the band released a single titled "Are You Bored Yet?" featuring Clairo, along with a music video featuring cameo appearances from Noah Centineo and The Regrettes. The music video was subsequently nominated for an MTV Video Music Award in the "Best Push Performance of the Year" category. "Are You Bored Yet?" was a certified 2× platinum single by the RIAA, becoming the band's first song to be certified platinum. This song serves as the lead single to their debut album, Nothing Happens×Nothing Happens22 March 2019 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Only Friend3:012Treacherous Doctor2:433Sidelines3:004Are You Bored Yet?2:585Scrawny2:466Ice Cold Pool3:577Worlds Apart4:148What You Like3:219Remember When2:3510I’m Full3:4211Do Not Wait6:30, released on March 22, 2019. The album received generally positive reviews and peaked at number 75 on the US Billboard 200. It also reached No. 8 and 13 on the Billboard Alternative and Rock Album charts respectively.
Wallows embarked on another leg of their Nothing Happens Tour in February 2020, for 15 additional stops. 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. 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. 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.
On March 20, 2020, Wallows released a new single "OK" alongside a music video. On September 9, 2020, Wallows released another single "Nobody Gets Me (Like You)×Nobody Gets Me (Like You)9 September 2020 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Nobody Gets Me (Like You)2:38" alongside the announcement for their second major EP, Remote×Remote23 October 2020 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracks1Virtual Aerobics2:022Dig What You Dug2:583Nobody Gets Me (Like You)2:384Coastlines3:095Talk Like That2:016Wish Me Luck3:46 that was released on October 23, 2020. On February 15, 2021, Wallows announced a deluxe version of Remote alongside the release of a new single "Quarterback×Quarterback15 February 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Quarterback3:00". The deluxe edition was released on February 19, 2021, with two new tracks, the previously released single, "OK", and a remixed version of "OK" that features Remi Wolf and Solomonophonic.

2021–present: Tell Me That It's Over, Model, and More

On September 30, 2021, Wallows released the single "I Don't Want to Talk". This song is the lead single off of their sophomore album, Tell Me That It's Over, released on March 25, 2022. Wallows embarked on their Tell Me That It's Over Tour in April 2022 and toured throughout 2022 and into 2023. Wallows performed at Coachella 2022 which was headlined by Harry Styles, Billie Eilish and The Weeknd x Swedish House Mafia.
On February 16, 2024, Wallows released "Your Apartment×Your Apartment16 February 2024 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Your Apartment3:19", the lead single from their third album. On March 5, 2024, Wallows announced the album, Model×Model24 April 2024 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks1Your Apartment3:192Anytime, Always2:053Calling After Me3:084Bad Dream3:315A Warning3:356I Wouldn’t Mind2:117You (Show Me Where My Days Went)2:478Canada2:519Don’t You Think It’s Strange?3:2810She’s an Actress3:3311Going Under2:5212Only Ecstasy4:22, which was released on May 24, 2024, along with the announcement of the single "Calling After Me×Calling After Me21 March 2024 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Calling After Me3:08", which was issued on March 21, 2024. Along with the announcement of Model Wallows released a short film to accompany the album. Wallows released two new singles titled "Bad Dream×Bad Dream26 April 2024 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1BAD DREAM3:172Bad Dream3:31" and "A Warning×A Warning10 May 2024 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1A Warning3:35" on April 26, 2024 and May 10, 2024, respectively.
On January 10, 2025, Wallows released the single "Your New Favorite Song×Your New Favorite Song10 January 2025 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Your New Favorite Song3:08". A month later on February 7, 2025, the band announced their third EP, titled More, which released on March 28, 2025. A second single, "Coffin Change×Coffin Change20 February 2025 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Coffin Change3:05", was released on February 20.

Musical style and influences

Wallows' musical style has mainly been described as alternative rock, post-punk, power pop, indie rock, bedroom pop, indie pop and surf punk.
Wallows have cited Arctic Monkeys, The Strokes, The Libertines, Arcade Fire, Kanye West, and The Smiths as artistic influences.