VIDEO: “Hold It Up” –
http://vimeo.com/61973780
The Woolen Men are three — two Oregon natives and a Washingtonian. They play punk influenced DIY music in the Pac-NW tradition of Dead Moon and the Wipers. More than a sound or style, that means a kind of work ethic — do-it-yourself and do it a lot. The band is happiest touring up and down the I-5 or bunkered in their practice space with the cassette 4-track rolling. And it shows. Live, the band is thunderous and energetic and the magnetic chemistry of the three of them playing together shines through in the recordings. This self-titled album released by Woodsist Records is their debut LP, following a handful of largely self-released EPs. Instead of changing their technique of recording fast and loose to capture the live energy of their sound, they recorded and recorded and recorded until they had enough songs to make up an album only of material with that elusive spark of a great recording. The ten tracks here represent five different sessions, and as many songs made the cut as were left behind. The LP was made to endure, with little attention payed to current trends or “in” sounds — what matters to the band is that the songs are well written and executed with integrity. The whole thing was recorded to analog tape. The Woolen Men are Alex Geddes, Lawton Browning and Raf Spielman. They live and work in Portland, OR. Raf previously released an album of solo material under his Polyps moniker for the Woodists sister label Hello Sunshine.
THE WOOLEN MEN Tour Dates:
03/22 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
03/23 Stockton, CA – Garage
03/24 Los Angeles, CA – Permanent Records
03/25 San Diego, CA – Soda Bar
03/26 Santa Ana, CA – Unit B
03/27 San Jose, CA – The Usuals
03/28 San Francisco, CA – The Knockout
03/29 Davis, CA – Simi’s
03/30 Oakland, CA – Long Haul Books
05/19 Brooklyn, NY – Shea Stadium
05/20 New Brunswick, NJ – Cooler Ranch
05/21 Boston, MA – O’brian’s
05/22 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
05/23 Cleveland, OH – Now That’s Class
05/24 Chicago, IL – The Burlington
05/25 Bloomington, IN – The Realm
05/28 Little Rock, AK – House show w/ Lame Drivers
05/29 Austin, TX – Beerland
06/01 Athens, GA – Farm 255
06/02 Charlotte, NC – Yauhaus
06/05 Baltimore, MD – Golden West
06/06 New York, NY – Cake Shop
06/07 Brooklyn, NY – Silent Barn
The Woolen Men
S/T
(Woodsist)
Street Date: March 5, 2013
1 Mayonnaise
2 Hold It Up
3 Submission
4 Her Careers
5 Hazel
6 Head On The Ground
7 I Was Wrong
8 Drunkard’s Dream
9 Magic Tricks
10 Ode To An Hour
THE WOOLEN MEN LINKS:
Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/woolenmen
Bandcamp – http://woolenmen.bandcamp.com/
Press Assets – https://www.forcefieldpr.com/press-assets/the-woolen-men/
Label – http://www.woodsist.com