Starcrawler lead singer Arrow de Wilde and guitarist Henri Cash both attended Los Angeles' Grand Arts High School.

In March 2018, Starcrawler performed a number of shows at the world's biggest music showcase, South By Southwest (SXSW), in Austin, Texas.

[citation needed] The band's self-titled debut album Starcrawler was released that year by Rough Trade Records on both white and black vinyl.

[11] On February 26, 2019, Starcrawler released the second single "She Gets Around" that recalls '90s alternative rock bands like Nirvana and The Breeders with heavy power chords and Arrow's outstanding vocal performance who snarls the tune's dark lyrics in between enthusiastic growls and howls.

[14] On August 2, 2020, de Wilde stated in an Instagram post that she was sexually assaulted in a dressing room by a male stripper in January on a tour stop with The Growlers in Melbourne, Australia.

Starcrawler guitarist Henri Cash later made a statement backing up de Wilde's claims, stating that the band had tried to enter the room to no avail.

Brooks Nielsen, lead singer of The Growlers, who was said to have orchestrated the incident, issued an apology on Instagram and stated that guitarist Matt Taylor had taken temporary leave despite denying the allegations.