The Wolfhounds

The Wolfhounds were an indie rock band formed in Romford, Havering, England in 1985 by Dave Callahan, Paul Clark, Andy Golding, Andy Bolton and Frank Stebbing. They began as a slightly askew^{[citation needed]} pop/rock band, and signed to the Pink label in 1986. First EP Cut The Cake was well enough received for the NME to include them on their C86 compilation. After three singles and debut album Unseen Ripples From A Pebble on Pink, they briefly moved to Idea Records for the Me single, then rejoined Pink's boss at his new label September Records. September soon evolved into Midnight Music which was the Wolfhounds' home for all subsequent releases.

With original members Bolton and Clark replaced by David Oliver and Matthew Deighton, the Wolfhounds' sound developed into a denser, less poppy sound. After a compilation of earlier material, second album proper Bright and Guilty was released in 1989, featuring the singles Son of Nothing, Rent Act and Happy Shopper. The sound progressed further with the albums Blown Away (also 1989) and Attitude (1990), which found them in Sonic Youth territory, interspersing raging guitars with elegant compositional exercises. This proved to be the final Wolfhounds release - the band splitting in early 1990.

Golding and Stebbing formed Crawl, while Callahan hooked up with former Ultra Vivid Scene member Margaret Fiedler in Moonshake.

Discography

Chart placings shown are from the UK Indie Chart.^[1]

Singles

• Cut The Cake (Mar 1986, Pink, PINKY8 [12"]) (#19)
• The Anti-Midas Touch (Sep 1986, Pink, PINKY14 [7"]/PINKY14T [12"]) (#6)
• Cruelty (Apr 1987, Pink, PINKY18 [7"]/PINKY18T [12"]) (#15)
• Me (Nov 1987, Idea, IDEA10 [7"]/ISEACI10 [CS]/IDEAT10 [12"]) (#18)
• Son Of Nothing (May 1988, September, SEPT07T [12"])
• Rent Act (Nov 1988, Midnight Music, DONG043 [12"])
• Happy Shopper (Mar 1989, Midnight Music, DING046 [7"]/DONG046 [12"])

Albums

• Unseen Ripples From A Pebble (May 1987, Pink, PINKY19 [LP]) (#6)
• The Essential Wolfhounds (compilation) (Nov 1988, Midnight Music, CHIME0032S [LP]/COLIN1CD [CD])
• Bright and Guilty (Feb 1989, Midnight Music, CHIME048 [LP]/CHIME048C [C]/CHIME048CD [CD])
• Blown Away (Oct 1989, Midnight Music, CHIME057F [LP]/CHIME057C [C]/CHIME057CD [CD])
• Attitude (May 1990, Midnight Music, CHIME1.07 [LP]/CHIME1.07CC [C]/CHIME1.07CD [CD])
• Lost But Happy (1986-1990) (compilation) (Apr 1996, Cherry Red, CDMRED126 [CD])

References

External links

• Official Wolfhounds Website
• Wolfhounds Peel Sessions