About Mark Watrous
Mark Watrous was a musician, singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Mark Watrous is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and graphic/video artist from Richland, Washington. He is best known as a former member of the band Gosling (also known as Loudermilk). Watrous is currently a member of Earl Burrows and the Shins and has routinely performed as a touring member of the Raconteurs, the Greenhornes, Shudder to Think, Brendan Benson, and Karen Elson among others.
Biography Loudermilk (1995–2004)
In 1995, friends Davey Ingersoll (vocals, guitar), Mark Watrous (guitar), Shane Middleton (bass) and Issac Carpenter (drums) formed the hard rock quartet Loudermilk in Tri-Cities, Washington. They released their own album, Man with Gun Kills Three!, independently in 1998. after changing their musical style, retaining all members with Watrous switching from guitar to keyboards. Influenced by the likes of Sunny Day Real Estate, They released their debut full-length Here Is... in 2006 through V2
The Shins (2012–present) In 2012, Watrous joined indie rock band the Shins as guitarist and multi-instrumentalist
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Who was Mark Watrous?
American singer-songwriter
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Mark Watrous was born in Richland.
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Mark Watrous was a musician, singer-songwriter and guitarist.
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