Gospel Claws is an indie rock band based out of Tempe, Arizona

Tempe, Arizona

Tempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2010 population of 161,719. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west, Scottsdale...

. They released their first full length album, C-L-A-W-S, recorded by Bob Hoag

Bob Hoag

Bob Hoag is a record producer, songwriter and musician based in Mesa, Arizona. In 2005, he was recruited to be the pianist and keyboardist for American rock band The Ataris.-Career:...

 in October 2010. C-L-A-W-S spent 5 weeks in the top 100 on CMJ Top 200 and 4 weeks on the FMQB

FMQB

Friday Morning Quarterback is a trade magazine which covers the Radio and Music industries in the United States. Its coverage includes programming, management, promotion, marketing, and airplay for music formatted radio. The magazine was founded in 1968 by Kal Rudman and is read by over 10,000...

 Submodern charts with the album peaking at #2 and the single "Walk me Down" at #6. They have had the opportunity to open for such acts as Wild Nothing

Wild Nothing

-History:Jack Tatum previously played in bands Jack and the Whale and Facepaint in the college town of Blacksburg, VA. He began recording under the name Wild Nothing in the summer of 2009...

, Cotton Jones, No Age

No Age

No Age is a two-person American indie rock group consisting of guitarist Randy Randall and drummer/vocalist Dean Allen Spunt. The band is based in Los Angeles and is currently signed to Sub Pop records...

, Plants and Animals

Plants and Animals

Plants and Animals are a Canadian indie-rock band from Montreal which comprises guitarist-vocalists Warren Spicer and Nic Basque and drummer-vocalist Matthew Woody Woodley. They often describe their music as post-classic rock. They are signed to Secret City Records...

, Portugal. The Man

Portugal. The Man

Portugal. The Man is an American psychedelic rock band based in Portland, Oregon, but originally from Wasilla, Alaska. The group released their first two albums with Fearless Records. They also released material on their own imprint Approaching AIRballoons through indie label Equal Vision Records...

. They will be showcasing at SXSW in March 2011.

Compilations

• Phoenix: We Love It - "I Don't Want To Care Anymore"
• When In AZ - "New Modern Girl"
• This Is Flying Blanket, Volume II - "Walk Me Down"

Sources

• Grimm, Becca "Best of What's Next: Gospel Claws", Paste Magazine, Nov 30, 2010
• "New Mix: Paul Simon, The Decemberists, John Vanderslice, And More", National Public Radio, Nov 16, 2010