Houndmouth is an American alternative blues and rock band from
New Albany, Indiana, formed in 2011, consisting of Matt Myers (guitar, vocals), Caleb Hickman (keyboard, vocals), Zak Appleby (bass, vocals).[1] Starting in 2022, Sam Filiatreau filled in for Appleby on tour.[2]
Background
Houndmouth formed in the summer of 2011. After playing locally in Louisville and Indiana,[3] they performed at the
SXSW music festival in March 2012 to promote their homemade self-titled EP.
Geoff Travis, the head of
Rough Trade was in the audience and offered a contract shortly after.[4] In 2012, the band was named "Band Of The Week" by
The Guardian.[5]
From the Hills Below the City (2013)
In 2013 Houndmouth's debut album, From the Hills Below the City, was released by Rough Trade. This led to performances on Letterman,[6] Conan,[7] World Cafe,[8] and several major festivals (
ACL,
Americana Music Festival,
Bonnaroo,
Lollapalooza, and
Newport Folk Festival). Spin and
Esquire.com named Houndmouth a "must-see" band at Lollapalooza, and Garden & Gun said, "You'd be hard pressed to find a more effortless, well-crafted mix of roots and rock this year than the debut album from this Louisville quartet."[9]
On August 3, 2018, Houndmouth released their third album, Golden Age. This was the first album they released after Katie Toupin had left the band to pursue her own endeavors.[11]
Good for You (2021)
On November 5, 2021, Houndmouth released their fourth album, the pandemic written Good For You. Written and recorded at The Green House in New Albany, Indiana, an 18th-century
shotgun house owned by the family of drummer Shane Cody, it is accompanied by several videos shot at the house and released around the time of the album's release.[12]