To be honest, the only time
I've ever thought about What Made Milwaukee Famous was when frontman Michael
Kingcaid joined a local act called the Lemurs onstage at Stubb's one night.
That's it. Or, at least that's how it was until yesterday when I
received an email with a single and some details on the release of their
upcoming sophomore effort, What Doesn't Kill Us. Not only was I
immediately impressed with the song, but also the fact that they were able
to recruit Chris Michaels (Sparklehorse) to come in and produce the record.
In any case, the band will be hitting the road from February through the
beginning of April, and the new album will be in stores March 4 via Barsuk.
I recommend that you get excited if you aren't already. Enjoy.
:What
Made Milwaukee Famous - Resistance St:
It won't take you long to see why this gem was so quick to
impress. The arrangement is heavy, but not to the
point where it plods or gets bogged down. Nope, the
band would much prefer that it constantly swirls and comes
at you from so many different directions that it almost
overwhelms. This is a good thing, and if you have a
nice pair of headphones on you'll really be in for a treat
when you notice that beneath the stellar music and fuzzy
vocals is some great songwriting. Listen to this
repeatedly.
I wish more
bands would take the time to make videos like this one,
which was done for Selling Yourself Short. I
mean, I appreciate crazy images/colors mashed together and
live shots of the artists performing as much as anyone, but
a little story and a dash of humor can sometimes go a long
ways.
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