Slaughter Beach, Dog is a rock band from

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formed by Jake Ewald in 2014. Initially starting as one of Ewald's solo projects away from

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, and former

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drummer Zack Robbins.

Background

The group had its beginnings as a solo project by

co-frontman Jake Ewald after encountering

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. Ewald released the project's debut EP ''Dawg'' in 2014, under the new moniker. He was soon signed with

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, the label responsible for managing Modern Baseball. Under his new label, Ewald introduced his self-produced debut LP, ''Welcome,'' with generally positive reviews. Following the announcement of Modern Baseball's hiatus in 2017, Ewald released EP ''Motorcycle.jpg'' in collaboration with former bandmate Ian Farmer in July. Ewald's second LP, ''Birdie,'' saw the project lineup expand with the addition of Farmer, Harris, and Robbins. With the project's newfound members, Slaughter Beach, Dog released ''Safe And Also No Fear'' in August of the following year, with a nationwide tour. On December 24, 2020 the band's fourth studio album ''At The Moonbase'' was released. The album was written and recorded in solitude by Ewald due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The name is derived from a town in

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called Slaughter Beach. Ewald expressed a desire to name the band Slaughter Beach, having come across the location travelling between his house in Philadelphia and his parents house in Delaware. However, after discovering the name was already in use by another band in Europe, Ewald simply added a comma and the word "Dog".

Discography

Studio albums * ''Welcome'' (2016) * ''Birdie'' (2017) * ''Safe and Also No Fear'' (2019) * ''At the Moonbase'' (2020) EPs * ''Dawg'' (2014) * ''Motorcycle.jpg'' (2017) Singles * ''Monsters'' (2016) * ''Building the Ark'' (2017) * ''Acolyte'' (2017) * ''Fish Fry'' (2017) * ''Gold and Green'' (2017) * ''Heart Attack / One Down / Good Ones'' (2019) * ''Fair Shot'' (2020) * ''Just Like Me'' (2022) * ''Strange Weather'' (2023) * ''Float Away'' (2023) Live Albums * ''Slaughter Beach, Dog on Audiotree Live'' (2017) * ''Live at the Cabin'' (2022)

Members

Current members * Jake Ewald - vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica (2014–present) * Ian Farmer - bass, keyboards, backing vocals (2016–present), guitar (2015–2016) * Adam Meisterhans - guitar (2022–present) * Zack Robbins - drums, percussion, backing vocals, synth (2017–present) * Logan Roth - keys, synth, percussion (2022–present) Past members * Patrick "Dos" Ware - drums (2015-2017) * Nick Harris - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (2016–2020) * Charlotte Anne Dole - drums (2022)

References

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