ORIGIN apparently an alteration of CRAWL(Cf. Scrawl - ► VERB ▪ write in a hurried, careless way. Scrawl - write erratically doodle, inscribe, scrabble, scratch, scribble, squiggle concept 79 … New thesaurus The noun is recorded from 1690s … Etymology dictionary scrawlen spread out the limbs, sprawl (late 14c.), which possibly is an alteration of sprawlen (see SPRAWL (Cf.
Scrawl - index script Burton s Legal Thesaurus. … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English You bid me write no more than a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English The following year the band was signed to the ill-fated Rough Trade Records U.S. The left hand will make such a scrawl, that it will not be legible. Scrawl was an American indie rock trio based in Columbus, Ohio. Unskillful or inelegant writing that which is unskillfully or inelegantly written. One of the raspiest rock bands to emerge from the pre-Nirvana late-80s indie scene, Columbus Ohios Scrawl made their mark with an unassuming album which. The band was then signed their first major label deal, to Elektra, for whom they released two albums, "Travel On, Rider", and "Nature Film". There are some things worse than airline food, and a punk rock band is about to find that. It was engineered by Steve Albini (around the time he produced Nirvana), and released on the Simple Machines label. Scrawl (2015) on IMDb: Movies, Tv, Celebrities, and more. They recorded their next album, "Velvet Hammer", in 1993. The song's vulnerable-yet-sturdy theme is so fitting for Scrawl that it would be easy to mistake it for a Mays original. Their next release, a seven-track EP called "Bloodsucker", was released on the Chicago-based Feel Good All Over label (then reissued on Simple Machines Records).ĭrummer O'Leary left the group in May 1992, and was replaced by Dana Marshall. The band's crafty folk-punk is served up with rare emotion, closing out with a biting version of 'I Need You' that is just as gripping as Eurythmics ' original. filed for bankruptcy in 1990, the band was forced to bid for their master recordings at auction during the label's Chapter 11 proceedings. Their raw, somewhat primitive sound is influenced by the UK punk of the late 1970s (e.g., The Raincoats, The Slits, The Mekons), but their American inflection greatly influenced the Riot Grrrl sound of the 1990s. The following year the band was signed to the ill-fated Rough Trade Records U.S., for whom they released two albums, "He's Drunk" (produced by Jim Rondinelli) and "Smallmouth" (produced by Gary Smith). Their first album, "Plus, Also, Too", was self-produced (with Andy Izold) and released in 1987 on the local label No Other Records. Their first show, in the summer of 1985, was a 20-minute opening spot for the Meat Puppets. The founding members are Marcy Mays (lead vocals, guitar, songwriting), Sue Harshe (bass guitar, backing vocals, songwriting), and Carolyn O'Leary (drums). Scrawl is a musical trio based in Columbus, Ohio.
Img_capt = Scrawl in a promotional shot from 1989.