American Wolves

In an era when the boundaries between genres are being eroded to the point of irrelevance and both fans and bands alike are eschewing the need for restrictive labels, American Wolves represents a dynamic, euphoric and profoundly modern new breed. Splicing a buzzsaw guitar attack with an instinctive pop nous, the trio are already making major waves in a scene that is often all too content to endlessly repeat the same old formula.

Formed around the nucleus of longtime Rhode Island friends Rod Pires (vocals / guitar) and Rob Lundy (bass), American Wolves’ coming together was as twenty-first century as their sound. “We found Nicole (Zell, guitar) through the internet,” laughs Lundy. “She is an amazing performer in her own right who matched mine and Rod’s enthusiasm from day one.”

That enthusiasm, as well the young trio’s earworm-inducing melodic ability, has already reaped stunning results. Debut single “Part Of Me” is blessed with a truly stadium-rousing chorus that will have fans reaching for the replay button time and again while folding enough heart-on-sleeve emotion into the heady blend to set it above the saccharine masses. At the helm is frontman Pires with a soaring voice that is already marking the enigmatic, Sao Paolo-born singer out as a performer with bona fide star quality.

Elsewhere, there are hints of Alternative, Rock and even Pop in the mix: this is truly a band for music lovers of every creed to unite over – one unafraid to embrace every corner of their record collection and paint in the broadest, boldest strokes they can. “We have a myriad of different influences and we make music that honors each of them,” says Zell. “With all the music out there in the world to listen to, no real music fan likes just one style.”

And so, despite being a box-fresh proposition, the trio is setting their sights on conquering the biggest horizons they dare to dream of. These wolves don’t just want to briefly turn heads, but add to their growing pack by producing art of genuine vision and cultural worth.

“I want people to remember this band as one that came out with that song they partied to all summer, or fell in love to, or connected with at a really profound emotional level,” offers Pires. “We want this band to have a cultural impact, to show people that it’s okay to blend different styles as long as it comes from a good, meaningful place. Really, we just want to make people as happy when they are listening to our music as we are when we are making it.”

In short then, American Wolves are finding their own way and do so with a continued commitment to treading that path on their own terms. “Even our name stems from the idea of being out there working on our own, away from conventions and trends,” finishes Lundy. “But for us, we feel like the sky is the limit.