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Snout
12+ albums
australianalternativerockalternative rockSkiffle
about
Founded by Ross McLennan in Melbourne, Australia in 1992. Snout made one of their first recorded appearances the Half a Cow Records compilation, Slice Two in that same year. They went on to be a fixture of the Australian indie 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. The lineup at this time consisted of Ross McLennan (Bass and vocals), Rob (Guitar and backing vocals) and Hugh (Drums), as credited in the liner notes. Soon after the recording of their debut album What's That Sound (1994), Rob and Hugh 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 releases; The New Pop Dialogue (1996) and Circle High and Wide (1998). In 1997, The New Pop Dialougue was nominated for an Australian Record Industry Award in the Best Pop Release category, won that year by Savage Garden's To the Moon and Back. The following year, Circle High and Wide was nominated for an ARIA in the same category, eventually won by Natalie Imbruglia's Left of the Middle. This lineup remained stable for several years, until Ng left the band in 1999 and was replaced by Anthony Paine, of High Pass Filter, who played guitar on the band's final album, Managing Good Looks (2001) Snout played extensively on the live ci
