News
Boys due out April 28th on Zoo Music
Feb 20, 2015
By Katie LaBranche
Crocodiles have announced a new album and released the first single from it, “Crybaby Demon.” More
Supporting Crimes of Passion
May 30, 2014
By Mike Hilleary
Releasing their latest LP Crimes of Passion last year, San Diego noise pop duo Crocodiles have announced plans for a lengthy summer tour through North America. More
Aug 13, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Next week San Diego noise rock duo Crocodiles will release their new album Crimes of Passion. More
Jul 31, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Due to release their new album Crimes of Passion later this month San Diego noise rockers Crocodiles have premiered a brand new music video featuring their lead single “Cockroach.” More
Download New Track "Cockroach"
May 21, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
San Diego noise rockers Crocodiles have announced the release of their fourth studio album, Crimes of Passion. More
Debut Song from Dum Dum Girls/Crocodiles Side Project
Dec 03, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Next year Dum Dum Girls Dee Dee and her husband, Brandon Welchez of Crocodiles, will release their debut single as Haunted Hearts. More
Endless Flowers Out June 5
Feb 22, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Recently signing to Frenchkiss, San Diego five-piece Crocodiles have announced the release of their third album Endless Flowers on June 5. More
Interviews
Welchez on Trump and the Election, Moving to Mexico, Brexit, and Self-Driving Cars
Feb 13, 2017
By Mark Redfern
For Under the Radar‘s 14th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2016. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2016 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions. More
Brandon Welchez on His First Kiss, First Hospital Visit, First Job, First Car, and Early Musical Experiences
May 06, 2015
By Mark Redfern
My Firsts is our email interview series where we ask musicians to tell us about their first life experiences, be it early childhood ones (first word, first concert, etc.) or their first tastes of being a musician (first band, first tour, etc.). For this My Firsts we talk to Brandon Welchez of Crocodiles. More
Oct 18, 2013
By John Everhart
There’s a glorious pop sheen that imbues neo-shoegazers Crocodiles’ fourth album, Crimes of Passion. After a lengthy discussion with their New York-based singer/guitarist and co-songwriter Brandon Welchez, it isn’t in the least surprising that they’d have these proclivities. More
Reviews
Jun 03, 2015
By Patrick Bowman
The San Diego-formed garage psych duo Crocodiles (Charles Rowell and Brandon Welchez) released their simple, scuzzy first album Summer of Hate in early May 2009 when the most credible aesthetic in music was distortion. More
Aug 16, 2013
By Paul Bullock
Charles Rowell and Brandon Welchez roar back onto the scene with their fourth full-length as Crocodiles. This time they’ve found the perfect partner in producer Sune Rose Wagner (of The Raveonettes) who tosses a fistful of Hollywood glamour all over their already glorious celebration of sex, drugs, and death. More
Aug 11, 2009
By Paul Bullock
Bookended by two exciting tracks, the Jesus and Mary Chain-esque “I Wanna Kill,” and the seven-plus minute builder “Young Drugs,” Crocodiles’ first full-length for Fat Possum shows tons of potential. More
