| Big Walnuts Yonder | |
| Origin: | Brooklyn, New York City, New York |
| Genre: | Indie rock[1] |
| Years Active: | –present |
| Label: | Sargent House |
| Current Members: | Mike Watt Nels Cline Nick Reinhart Greg Saunier |
Big Walnuts Yonder is an American indie rock supergroup formed in 2008. The band consists of bassist/vocalist Mike Watt from Minutemen, guitarist Nels Cline from Wilco, drummer Greg Saunier from Deerhoof, and guitarist/vocalist Nick Reinhart from Tera Melos.[2] Big Walnuts Yonder's self-titled debut album was released on May 5, 2017 via Sargent House.[3]
Watt's band The Missingmen and Reinhart's band Tera Melos were both in Ireland at the same time and the two got to talking backstage.[4] Reinhart inquired about Watt's album Contemplating the Engine Room and expressed admiration for Nels Cline's work on it which inspired Watt to suggest the three of them ‘start a proj’.[4] Reinhart suggested Greg Saunier to fill the drummer position to which Watt quickly agreed.[4] It took two years for all four members to get their schedules aligned to start recording what became their first album, Big Walnuts Yonder.[4] Although the album was recorded in 2014, it wasn't released until 2017.[5]