Crocodiles Return With Ninth Album “Greetings From Hell”

Nearly 30 years ago, Crocodiles formed when two teenage punks met at an antifascist gathering in their hometown of San Diego. A quick bond was formed over politics, poetry and music, and the two very quickly became inseparable. Many projects followed, ranging from abrasive punk bands to harmonious ’60s-indebted pop groups.

For the last 18 years, Charles Rowell and Brandon Welchez have been creating together under the name Crocodiles. Forever shape-shifting, the band has been celebrated and been maligned but they have never been boring. And they have been nearly impossible to pin down. Are they psych-punk? Noise-pop? Art-gaze? They are all of this and none of this and more than this.

Put simply, Crocodiles are one of the great rock & roll bands of their generation. After nearly two decades, nine albums (including 2026’s Greetings From Hell), and hundreds of shows around the globe the duo show no signs of letting up. Pre-order Greetings From Hell here.

The band released a video for the album’s first single, “Time Is Wasting Me,” which was directed by Sam Macon and edited by Eric Arsnow. Watch it here.