Not to be confused with the New Zealand band of the same name, Crocodiles are an indie rock/noise pop band from San Diego, CA, USA. The group was formed in 2008 by core members Brandon Welchez and Charles Rowell after the break-up of their former hardcore bands Some Girls and The Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower. Crocodiles' sound has typically been likened to The Jesus and Mary Chain, Echo & the Bunnymen, and Spacemen 3. Whilst at the same time playing in an early incarnation of Dum Dum Girls (Welchez is ...