Grass Widow is an American
indie rock
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band from
San Francisco
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,
California
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. Their music has been described as discordant and lo-fi,
and connected to the post-punk roots of the members of the band.
The band was formed in 2007 with members from the band Shitstorm.
All three members share vocal duties. Hannah Lew plays bass, Raven Mahon plays guitar and Lillian Maring plays the drums. The band mentions in interviews their intentionally collaborative creative process,
and their focus on sustainability in their music careers, opting to tour for only two weeks at a time to stay connected with friends and family.
Songs are created together in their San Francisco practice space and all contribute equally to the work of the band.
Members of the band are often asked about the fact that the band is all-women and about their feminism, and have responded with a quote from
Gina Birch
Gina Birch is an English musician and filmmaker, best known as a founding member of post-punk rock band, the Raincoats.
Born in Nottingham, Birch attended Nottingham High School for Girls, and later the Hornsey School of Art, where she formed ...
: "And you ask me if I’m a Feminist? Why the hell would I not be?!"
They cite influences like
Neo Boys and
Kleenex, they also note Roy Wood's The Move and
The Kinks
The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, north London, in 1963 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. The band emerged during the height of British rhythm ...
as a major source of inspiration.
The band dissolved circa 2013, members pursuing their respective projects.
Discography
Studio albums
*''Grass Widow'' (2009, Make A Mess Records)
*''Past Time'' (2010,
Kill Rock Stars
Kill Rock Stars is an independent record label founded in 1991 by Slim Moon and Tinuviel Sampson, and based in both Olympia, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. The label has released a variety of work in different genres, but was originally known ...
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*''Internal Logic'' (2012, HLR label)
Other Releases
*''Grass Widow '' (2009,
Captured Tracks
Captured Tracks is an American independent record label based in Brooklyn, New York. The label was founded in 2008 by Mike Sniper.
About
Current flagship artists include: Craft Spells, DIIV and Wild Nothing.
Captured Tracks has reissued record ...
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*''Milo Minute'' 7" (2011, HLR label)
*''Disappearing Industries'' (2012, HLR label)
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All-female bands
Indie rock musical groups from California
Musical groups from San Francisco
History of women in California