Prawn (band) explained

Prawn
Origin:	Ridgewood, New Jersey
Genre:	Indie rock, post-rock, post-hardcore
Years Active:	–present
Label:	Topshelf Records
Current Members:	Tony Clark Jamie Houghton Kyle Burns Corey Davis Ryan McKenna

Prawn is an American indie rock band from Ridgewood, New Jersey.

History

Prawn was formed in 2007. In 2011, Prawn self-released their first full-length album, You Can Just Leave It All, in 2011.^[1] The band followed up this release with their first EP titled Ships.^[2] In 2014, Prawn released their second full-length album, Kingfisher, in 2014.^{[3] [4]} Later in 2014, Prawn's label Topshelf Records, alongside Count Your Lucky Stars Records, released a four way split with Prawn, Kittyhawk, Frameworks, and Droughts.^[4] In 2015, Prawn released a split with Moving Mountains.^[5] Prawn's latest album, Run, was released in 2017.^[6]

Band members

• Tony Clark - vocals/guitar
• Jamie Houghton - drums
• Kyle Burns - guitar/vocals
• Ryan McKenna - bass guitar/guitar/vocals
• Scott Carr - bass guitar/vocals
• Corey Davis - bass guitar

Discography

Studio albums

• You Can Just Leave It All (2012)^[7]
• Kingfisher (2014)^[8]
• Run (2017)^[9]

EPs

• Ships (2012)^{[10] [11]}
• Settled (2014)^[12]

Splits

• Droughts, Frameworks, Kittyhawk, Prawn (2014)
• Joie De Vivre / Prawn^[13]
• Moving Mountains / Prawn - Split (2015)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Daley . Sloane . Prawn: You Can Just Leave It All (2011) . PunkNews . 6 January 2020.
2. Web site: Prawn Ships EP (2012) . PunkNews . 6 January 2020.
3. Web site: Prawn: Kingfisher (2014) . PunkNews . 6 January 2020.
4. Web site: Blest . Paul . Listen to a New Song from New Jersey's Prawn . . 6 January 2020.
5. Web site: Rettig . James . Stream Moving Mountains & Prawn's Split (Stereogum Premiere) . 23 November 2015 . . 6 January 2020.
6. Web site: Gotrich . Lars . Prawn's 'North Lynx' Sounds Like An Elephant Stampede . . 6 January 2020.
7. Web site: PRAWN. Themouthmagazine.com. August 15, 2014.
8. Web site: Anthony. David. Stream all of Prawn's new album, Kingfisher. The A.V. Club. 6 August 2014 . 26 December 2014.
   - Web site: Houle. Zachary. Prawn: Kingfisher. Pop Matters. 26 December 2014.
   - Web site: Sharp. Tyler. Prawn (Topshelf Records) stream new album, 'Kingfisher'. Alternative Press. 26 December 2014.
9. Web site: Topshelf Records. Topshelf Records. en. 2017-09-16.
10. Web site: The Elementary Revolt: Prawn - Ships 12" (2012) . 2014-12-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141226094457/http://www.theelementaryrevolt.net/2012/07/prawn-ships-12-2012.html . 2014-12-26 . dead .
11. Web site: Prawn - Ships EP. Punknews.org.
12. Web site: Murray. Robin. Premiere: Prawn - 'Settled'. Clash. 12 November 2014 . 26 December 2014.
13. Web site: Schreurs. Jason. Joie De Vivre/Prawn - Split EP. Alternative Press. 26 December 2014.