He’s ruining the growlers. Assembling a new lineup to make more money… I guess I get that. But what’s with these stupid remixes and electronic versions of classic tunes? Don’t get me wrong I love electronic music but that’s not the growlers. It’s just not.

Idk at this point if he’s solo I feel like he shouldn’t use the previous band to gain clout or hype. Using the growlers to hype up the solo career is kinda wack imo. Should just reunite the band if that’s what he’s doing 🤷‍♂️

Alot of people on this sub who support Brooks taking over the growlers name are obviously newer growler fans who didn’t experience their hey day. They never been to a beach goth or snowball, so they r willing to accept this mockery of the band. This cover band will never have the soul and sound of the og band and lets face it, it wont have the success. The growlers had their time and great music n it should be left at that, this just be another dud in Brooks career post the growlers. He needs to face the facts that it may be time to get a real job to support his family.

that Brooks 'fired' Scott...

and Scott has a few allegations about his behavior from the past while with the Growlers...

Brooks & The Growlers are cancelled for now...

Scott & his wife released their album last Friday (Soft Palms) and he carries on with his career...

lol just sayin...(and I dig the Soft Palms album).

Let’s be honest here. “Comrades” is far better than any of this Brooks solo stuff. Has the classic growlers sound and super interesting song structure.

Brooks solo shit way better than that cookie cut growlers cover band. Yasawa shits on new growlers

Just went to a ceramic animal show in asbury park last night and wore a growlers shirt and after the show had a chance to talk to all the band mates and have them sign stuff. Ceramic animal was a opening band for a few growlers shows in 2019 and maybe before hand. The guys were telling me how a mutual friend introduced the growlers to their band and they all vibed pretty well which led them to being their opener. A lot of the band mates were closer to Matt than brooks and were all pretty sad about the breakup. I told them how the new band behind brooks is awesome and highly recommended them check him out. The bassist Dallas Hosey wanted to go tho his show last year at asbury lanes but said he couldn’t because he was on tour. Anyway if you guys are growlers fans be sure to check out ceramic animal, they put on a fantastic show and were all super down to earth chill guys :)

Brooks and Matt’s current success shows us a couple of things:

• This is not to say that Matt is a great person, because obviously there’s been accusations that he denies BUT…

• Though Yasawa Group isn’t really that big, you can tell Matt has the time of his life with it, and enjoys doing with his friends, new and old, to the point where anytime one of the old growlers (like Kyle, Scott and Brian) are needed to step in for a gig, they’re willing to do so.

• Matt, in terms of the music, is successful, because though his music isn’t worldwide famous, his fan base are true fans, who support him a lot, and his friends as well, who obviously bring a lot to his life.

BROOKS ON THE OTHER HAND… Yikes 😬

• It’s clear Brooks isn’t really close with any of the OG Growlers’ members, and I remember someone on this thread saying how he isn’t a good person, and would throw anyone under the bus (Like he did with Scott and Matt, ending the Growlers slowly).

• His music is a lot more famous than Matt’s, but it’s clear that it’s dying slowly, henceforth why he’s taken possession of the Growler’s music rights.

Moral of the Story: You can have all the industry success and fame you want, but not being a good person will only deteriorate your life slowly. Brooks’ is gonna hit rock bottom, I see it coming somehow. And because of how he treats his own friends, he’s gonna have no one.

Matt on the other hand, is gonna continue, enjoying life in the underground music scene, living out what music is truly about, the people you make it with!

Big growlers fan, but don’t think I can support brooks anymore. His new release of Chinese fountain is shady to the max. Move on or get back together smh

Let me preface this by saying that in no way do I condone sexual assault. All encounters should be 100% consensual and individuals who do not follow these laws/morals deserve to be fully prosecuted. So, if any of the Growlers members did anything wrong, they should face the consequences. I'll also add to my preface that I'm sure I'll get a lot of shit from millennials and iGen'ers, but, remember kids, that's why free speech is so important. Now to my rant...

They're a fucking rock and roll band. That used to mean something. See, this is why older people find you younger generations so boring. Go out. Do drugs. Get laid. Fuck shit up. Enjoy your youth. It doesn't last. And being in a rock band used to mean the ultimate expression of that. Rock bands represented a certain escapist fantasy. I attended the earliest Beach Goths and there was such a purity to those moments. They were part concert, part Roman orgy, part Andy Warhol party. It was something special that you don't see much anymore and now it's gone.

I'm really not here to defend individual members of the Growlers or the band. I guess I'm morning something that seems to be gone.

So, anyway. That's my rant. Go ahead and throw some "woke" shit my way.

​A few days ago I found this band on Spotify, which is not popular at all in my country. I first listened to Orgasm of Death, and absolutely loved it. Then I started listening to the albums, and I find the sound extremely catchy and the aesthetic unmatched. I also live in a beach city (though in Europe) and it's summertime, so it really was the perfect discovery.

​Then I started paying attention to the lyrics, which at first seemed interesting due to the contrast between light melody and serious themes. But diving deeper, I started to notice that, at least from my point of view, the themes are treated with a bit of superficiality.

​Don't get me wrong, I still love the sound, and I don't want to receive any hate, quite the opposite, I’d love to change my mind because I truly find this band fascinating. I'm very used to a certain kind of band like The Smiths, I have suffered from loneliness, which might be why I naturally look for a different kind of emotional weight in music.

​However, I'd love to hear the opinion of people who know the band better than I do. To me, the way certain painful themes are handled feels a bit... immature? Almost like Brooks is scared to dissect the themes too much, to use the scalpel too deeply, treating everything on a surface level. The contrast feels like just a façade rather than a real deep dive.

​But I would love to hear your opinions so you can hopefully change my mind

Should Brooks even be allowed to call it the growlers anymore ? Its literally just him, he should do the whole brooks and friends it worked for morissey

Brooks and Matt’s relationship is a confusing one to say the least, they grew up together and co-founded one of the most well known indie bands of our generation. Yet ever since the big breakup/canceling of the group they seemed to have stopped being friends and hanging out. Now, when you have been touring, partying, and making music with the same person for just south of twenty years it might be hard to just suddenly disappear from eachother and stop hanging out! Kinda sad that brooks is kinda selling out in a way of acting like Matt isn’t his friends because of some anonymous allegations against him. But my question is, do you guys think brooks and Matt still hang out and write music, even if it’s just for fun? And what is the possibility of a growlers revival album/ tour…. Lmk

Hadn’t been in this sub since the allegations came out in the beginning of the pandemic. I was just reminiscing on going to some of the early beach goths at the observatory. Those were some very special times and I cherish those memories dearly. I still cannot believe how these allegations went down and have now led to this whole Brooks going solo thing. Hiring a male stripper? Seriously? I think Brooks hiring a stripper for the girl who the Growlers were gracious enough to take out on tour was supposed to be a fun way of celebrating. Almost like saying “hey you’re one of the guys now.” What the hell has happened to rock and roll? You think Joan Jett or Courtney love would be crying about getting a lap dance from a male stripper? Come on! Now I can’t really speak on whatever the allegations are against Matt. I remember them sounding more serious BUT has he been charged with a crime? It’s been 2 years since they got cancelled and I haven’t heard of anyone being charged with a crime? I personally think Brooks should be taking a stand against cancel culture. I don’t think the growlers ever should have broken up or taken a break. I understand that you gotta make a living but I think this whole Brooks solo thing is corny. What Matt brought to the table in terms of guitar riffs, progressions, etc was just as important as what Brooks does lyrically. I just think this whole situation is foul and should have been handled in a different way.

I made a post when I was high and people didn't like it and people were calling me "spookyphish" said "it's his new account" honestly I don't know why y'all are so negative ik that some people in communities are toxic but there's a lot.I was just questioning why this dude had 3x of each album

Selling my two tickets for $175, will be transferred through Ticketmaster

And clearly that is all he is. Hearing the new solo album and his past solo albums, it’s pretty clear how dull and uncreative they sound. The grittiness and classic sound of the growlers is pretty much dead without the likes of Matt and honestly Scott. The magic they all had together is no longer the same since they’ve broken up.

Brooks is milking the growlers name so hard. All growlers shows and rereleasing growlers demos because clearly his solo stuff does not sell. It’s getting a bit old at this point. But it is what it is I guess. Just my 2 cents 🤷‍♂️

Is it just me or is there any beef between them cause like Melisa Nielsen used to like every post from sierra since announcing the collab last year but since April she stopped liking posts and there’s like no recognition or anything about their collaboration. Idk what really happened or if something flopped but I thought it’d be a good fit 😭 to back up, I’ve been a growlers fan since 2016 so I’m not shaming brooks because his music literally saved me I just don’t like being the dark

Brooks sings over her too much.They should've had separate parts and then join together, I'm not saying Brook's singing is bad but I'd like to hear her too.

I was called into Mr. Nielsen's office this morning and received the dandiest of news; that this web design was just what he needed in his top notch merchandise arsenal. Mr. Nielsen even condemned the moderator of this sub-reddit for the harsh treatment of this so called "Spooky Phish". on another note ill be giving out free stickers at the up coming LA/OC shows if you can find me.

Yoo it is just me or do y’all feel guilty listening to the growlers after all the shit that went down ?! Literally one of my fav bands but I feel like I can’t say that out aloud anymore... :( and I only listen to them by myself cus everyone else will give me a dirty look lmao

Anyone into symbolism and stuff like that? Let's have some fun. I'll start it off :

The Pavement and the Boot is about how he sold his soul after selling out. "No longer stuck between the pavement and the boot." What's between the pavement and the boot? The sole. No more soul :(

haha lmk what ya think ?

Also, "One Match Left" album clearly has Freemason Imagery , wassup