Photo: Corinne Graves (The Alaska Landmine) (CC BY 2.0)Portugal. The Man
Rock band formed in Wasilla, Alaska in 2004 by Wasilla High School classmates John Gourley and Zach Carothers.
Type
Band / group
Active
2004–present
Genre
Alternative rock, Psychedelic rock
Based
Wasilla, Alaska
Biography
Portugal. The Man formed in Wasilla, Alaska, in 2004, founded by John Gourley (lead vocals, guitar) and Zach Carothers (bass), who met and began playing music together at Wasilla High School. The band later relocated to Portland, Oregon, and built its catalog through a string of studio albums released roughly annually in its early years.
The band's commercial breakthrough came with the single "Feel It Still," from the 2017 album Woodstock, which reached the top of Billboard's Alternative Songs and Hot AC charts and won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards in January 2018. Other studio albums include In the Mountain in the Cloud (2011), Evil Friends (2013), and Shish (2025).
Notable work
- Feel It Still
- Woodstock (2017)
- In the Mountain in the Cloud (2011)
- Evil Friends (2013)
- The Satanic Satanist (2009)
Recognition
- Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance (2018) — "Feel It Still"
Members
John Gourley · Zach Carothers · Zoe Manville · Jason Sechrist · Kyle O'Quin · Eric Howk
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Photos: Corinne Graves (The Alaska Landmine) (CC BY 2.0) · A1C Mark McPherson, USAF (public domain)
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