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Scrawl is an American indie rock band. The band were formed in Columbus, Ohio, in 1985 by guitarist and vocalist Marcy Mays, bassist and backing vocalist Sue Harshe and drummer Carolyn O'Leary, from the ashes of Mays' previous band Skull; they adopted their current name after playing their first show together. The band received consistent critical praise…

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Also known as
Skull (1985)
Genres
Indie rock · post-punk
Labels
Elektra · Feel Good All Over · No Other · Rough Trade · Simple Machines
Members
Marcy Mays Sue Harshe Jovan Karcic
Origin
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Past members
Carla Sanseri Carolyn O'Leary Dana Marshall

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Scrawl

Nodes76
Edges75
Triples391
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.026316
Components1

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related to References · 156
Scrawl → Accent, American Punk, Anon, Another Chapter, April, Archives, Arts, Audio Track, August, B4, Band Strikes Back, Ben, Bibliography Anderson, Bikini Kill Bikini Kill, Bill, Billboard, Brandon, Cabaret Metro, Canongate Books Ltd, Capitol Contingency
related to Formation and Rough Trade Records (1985–1990) · 68
Scrawl → According, After, After Robert Christgau, Around, Athens, August, Before, Both, Butthole Surfers, Carla Sanseri, Carolyn O'Leary, CBGB, Chicago Tribune, Columbus, Consumer Guide, Curt Scheiber, European, Everything, February, Firehose
related to Simple Machines and Velvet Hammer (1991–1995) · 41
Scrawl → Afghan Whigs, Albini, Although, April, Around, Bloodsucker, By, Dana Marshall, Dinosaur Jr, EP, Europe, Feel Good All Over, Foxcore, Harshe, In, In January, In May, Jop, Just Plain Bad, Misery
related to Elektra Records (1996–1999) · 34
Scrawl → As, August, CDs, Cleveland Scene, CMJ New Music Report, Columbus Curse, David Martin, Elektra, Elektra Records, For, Harshe, In, May, Mays, Mike Watt, Nature Film, Northeastern US, October, Public Image, Public Image Ltd's
related to Reception and legacy · 23
Scrawl → Although, America's, Around, Chapel Hill News, Colin Larkin, Despite, Foxcore, I've, It's, Jenny Toomey, Jill Hamilton, Kathleen Hanna, Mays, My Ass, Popular Music, The Ann Arbor News, The Encyclopedia, They, Though, Tsumani
related to Further reading · 19
Scrawl → Anon, Cleveland Scene, Columbus' Scrawl Enjoying Major-Label, Diane, DiFrangia, Experience Paying Off, Interview, JSTOR, Last, Live, October, Published June, Radio, Retrieved October, Success, Vol, WNYU, WNYU-FM, YouTube
related to Musical style and influences · 18
Scrawl → Also, Cheap Trick, Gregory McGovern, Harshe, He's Drunk, Head East, Hot Press, In, Judas Priest, Mays, Meat Puppets, Paula Abdul, Plus, Roches, The, The Michigan Daily, Too, Wire
related to Subsequent activities (2000–present) · 18
Scrawl → Catskill, Columbus, Dana Marshall, DromFest, Fort Shame, Gaunt, Harshe, In, Jovan Karcic, Little Brother, Matter News, Mays, New York, On March, Sweden, That, The, Tsunami's Luther Gray
Labels · 6
Scrawl → Elektra, Feel Good All Over, No Other, Rough Trade, Simple Machines, Southern
Genres · 2
Scrawl → Indie rock, post-punk

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band via harshe album new mays released tour records elektra columbus label may october 1990 albums rough ohio 1999 1985

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ScrawlAlso known asSkull (1985)1.00infobox
ScrawlGenresIndie rock1.00infobox
ScrawlGenrespost-punk1.00infobox
ScrawlLabelsElektra1.00infobox
ScrawlLabelsFeel Good All Over1.00infobox
ScrawlLabelsNo Other1.00infobox
ScrawlLabelsRough Trade1.00infobox
ScrawlLabelsSimple Machines1.00infobox
ScrawlLabelsSouthern1.00infobox
ScrawlMembersMarcy Mays Sue Harshe Jovan Karcic1.00infobox
ScrawlOriginColumbus, Ohio, U.S.1.00infobox
ScrawlPast membersCarla Sanseri Carolyn O'Leary Dana Marshall1.00infobox
ScrawlYears active1985–present1.00infobox
Scrawlis aAmerican indie rock band0.90text

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