Wildcat! Wildcat! is an American

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band from

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History

Wildcat! Wildcat! was formed in 2012 by Jesse Taylor, Michael Wilson, and Jesse Carmichael, and in December of that year they opened for

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on that band's Western U.S. tour dates. The group released several 45 rpm singles in 2012 and 2013, and issued EPs on

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and

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. They played

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in 2013 and appeared in a documentary, ''Hello Everywhere'', directed by Sam Jones. A full-length album, ''No Moon at All'', was released in August 2014, and reached #36 on the

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Members

*Jesse Taylor - vocals, bass *Michael Wilson - vocals, keyboard *Jesse Carmichael - vocals, percussion

Discography

*''Wildcat! Wildcat!'' EP (

, 2013) *''No Moon at All'' (Downtown Records, 2014)

References

{{reflist Musical groups from Los Angeles American pop music groups Downtown Records artists