Press kit

Short bio

Nowcat is an Americana and jam rock band from Oak Island, NC, led by Richard D'Anjolell and Shelia Bell. Their latest EP, The Dunes Have Ears, was produced by Jamie Hoover of The Spongetones, and the band has earned airplay on Modern Rock 98.7 and Cape Fear radio. A new full-length album is coming soon.

Long bio

Nowcat is an Americana and jam rock band from Oak Island, North Carolina, built around singer-songwriter and guitarist Richard D'Anjolell and Shelia Bell. Their songs carry the easy pull of the Carolina coast, and they bring them to stages as an intimate duo or a full band.

The band's latest release, The Dunes Have Ears, is a six-song EP produced by Jamie Hoover of The Spongetones and recorded in Southport, NC. Reissued in 2025, it is available on Apple Music, Spotify and other streaming services. The focus track is "UR."

Nowcat has performed three times in Puerto Rico and numerous times across Florida, Nashville, South Carolina and North Carolina, and has earned airplay on Modern Rock 98.7 in Wilmington and on Cape Fear radio. A new full-length album is coming soon. Nowcat is released on Musicrd, an independent label in Oak Island, NC.