Gosling (band)

In 1995,[1] friends Davey Ingersoll (vocals, guitar), Mark Watrous (guitar), Shane Middleton (bass) and Issac Carpenter (drums) formed the hard rock quartet Loudermilk[2][3] in Tri-Cities, Washington.[1][4] They released their own album, Man with Gun Kills Three!, independently in 1998.[1][2][4] After hearing an unauthorized demo,[3] American Recordings subsequently signed the group.[1][2] Commenting on the demoes, Ingersoll stated that the demo was made just to get songs down and that "It was something [he] didn't even want people to hear".[3] Despite touring with groups such as Mötley Crüe and Megadeth,[1][2][3] they were dropped from the label.[1][2] Speaking about the group being dropped from the label, Ingersoll stated:

"It was a learning experience [...] We didn't deliver the record they were expecting, whatever that was. The whole thing was like an episode of 'Behind The Music'."[3]

DreamWorks Records signed them in early 2002.[1][2][3] Several months later, they recorded and released their first official major label album, The Red Record.[1][2][3][4]

In 2004, Loudermilk changed their name to Gosling,[5] after changing their musical style, retaining all members with Watrous switching from guitar to keyboards.[6] Influenced by the likes of Sunny Day Real Estate,[6] The Smashing Pumpkins,[6] Pink Floyd[6] and Queen,[5][6] they released the Gosling EP through The Control Group in August 2004.[6] Earlier in the year, they supported Velvet Revolver at The Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, California.[7] They released their debut full-length Here Is... in 2006 through V2[6] and went on to tour with Rose Hill Drive.[6]

A cover of David Bowie's "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" was included on the soundtrack to the film Underworld: Evolution in 2006.[8]

Drummer Carpenter went on to perform with a number of groups such as The Exies,[9] Ours,[9] Seaspin[10] and Black Lab among others. In 2009, became the drummer for Loaded, the band fronted by Velvet Revolver and former Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan, replacing previous drummer Geoff Reading.[9] In September 2010, the group completed the recording of their new album[11][12] which was produced by Terry Date.[13][14][15]

Guitar player and keyboardist Mark Watrous has since functioned as a studio musician and a touring member of Shudder To Think,[16] The Raconteurs,[16] The Shins,[17] Brendan Benson, Karen Elson, The Greenhornes and Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons. In 2010 he released a split 7-inch under his own name with Canadian singer/songwriter Hannah Georgas as well as a 7-inch with Brendan Benson as the fictional duo Well & Goode.[18] He is now the frontman for the Nashville-based Earl Burrows.