Artist: The Yawpers
Album: American Man
Bitrate: 254kbps avg
Quality: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.98.4 / -V0 / 44.100Khz
Label: Bloodshot
Genre: Rock
Size: 89.17 megs
PlayTime: 0h 46min 32sec total
Rip Date: 2015-12-04
Store Date: 2015-10-30
Track List:
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01. Doing It Right 4:37
02. American Man 4:39
03. Burdens 3:20
04. Tied 4:03
05. Deacon Brodie 2:48
06. Faith And Good Judgment 3:28
07. 9 To 5 3:58
08. Walter 3:52
09. Beale Street 3:04
10. Kiss It 2:45
11. 3 A.M. 6:17
12. The Desert 3:41
Release Notes:
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When Bloodshot Records signed a little known trio from Denver called the Yawpers
earlier this year, it seemed like a move out of left field. Then again, in its
20 year history the Chicago record label has always had a gift for discovering
and signing fresh talent (Ryan Adams, Old 97's, Waco Brothers) before the rest
of the world gets hip to it.
American Man is the YawpersÆ Bloodshot debut, but itÆs the second full length
album from a band already well versed in rock and roll. We get immediate proof
of that with the aptly titled album opener ôDoing It Rightö, a song that starts
at a simmer with minimal guitar picking and the stinging, edgy vocals of lead
man Nate Cook. From here the band adds layers of drums and slide guitar, taking
their time to bring the tune to a raucous boil that explodes in a slide-driven
throwdown. The Yawpers are here to make a statement and prove to the world that
they are indeed doing it right. This is the specialty of these Colorado rockers;
songs often start off sparse with little more than an acoustic guitar and CookÆs
scratchy vocals before the band heaps on more instruments and ultimately
catapults each song into all-out hysteria. Made more interesting is the trioÆs
overdriven acoustic guitars, which makes them even more impressive given the
mammoth sound they tap in to.
The Yawpers are unquestionably rough around the edges, and itÆs easy to picture
them swinging from the rafters in a booze-soaked dive bar, but American Man also
shows us a band capable of lyrical depth. On songs like the title track,
ôBurdensö, ôFaith and Good Judgementö, and the jamboree hoedown of ôBeale
Streetö, Nate Cook is a storyteller hellbent on painting his own ragged picture
of American adolescence. His penchant for writing a good song and telling a tale
puts him somewhere between Bruce Springsteen and Steve Earle, only maybe a
little more drunk. Like those acts, the Yawpers also manage to add a sort of
loose country twang to whiskey-voiced rock songs loaded with bravado. Yet,
underneath the grit are catchy melodies that show this band is ready and able to
take on bigger stages and crowds than what they might get at their local bar. ô9
to 5?, ôWalterö û laced with a vicious cowbell û and the psychedelic glory of
ôThe Desertö are songs that feel radio-ready with choruses that are easy to sing
along with and linger in your head.
Between the caliber of songwriting and relentless energy coming through in the
musicianship throughout American Man, the Yawpers are far from being just
another band trying to rip off the Black KeysÆ garage rock sound. Their sound is
all its own, a volatile stew of punk, country, Americana, old timey and
bluegrass music, and good olÆ rock and roll. The folks at Bloodshot clearly made
a smart move signing the Yawpers, as American Man is an strong label debut from
a band that seem more than ready to kick ass and take names. LetÆs hope these
guys tour heavily behind this album, because it leaves you itching to to catch
them in the flesh for what is undoubtedly a riotous, killer live show.