Snout - Cromagnonman [1996]

“Obscure Australian 90s bands that will only get 2 upvotes” - Part 3

As I was quite good mates with this band, I think this is the band of that era who I saw the most times play live…probably dozens of times.

The vocals/bass/songwriting duties were handled by Ross whose brother is (still) in the punk band The Meanies (beloved by Eddie Vedder and Dave Grohl). Both brothers were influenced by 60s music, mod, Bowie etc. and a lot of it comes out in Snout's music. Both bands were on the (locally) legendary Au Go Go Records.

The 90s really were a heyday for music like this. So much so that Snout were nominated for Australian Record Industry Awards (ARIAs) a couple of times. They were up against the likes of Kylie Minogue and Savage Garden, so they didn't win, of course.

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