ARTiST : Cougars
ALBUM : Pillow Talk
LABEL : Go Kart
GENRE : Indie
RELEASE : 2005-10-10
STREET : 2005-10-17
ENCODER : LAME 3.90
QUALiTY : 240kbps avg / 44.1kHz / Joint Stereo
SiZE : 80 MB
PLAYTiME : 00:44:18
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[#] [Track Name] [Time]
1. Toxic Fox Syndrome 3:46
2. Scissitar! 3:28
3. Who's Got The Sniff? 4:04
4. There's No "High" In Team 3:28
5. Someone Out There Has My Boner Picture 3:14
6. Mouth of Todd 3:22
7. Diagnosis: Snare Side Hearing Loss 3:07
8. Shitstorm 6:53
9. Ultimate Horseness 3:44
10. Delicate Whispers In Cahoots With Pillow Talk 9:12
44:18
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ôàA rock band making rock music.ö
ThatÆs how Cougars, if prodded, would describe what they are. ThatÆs how your
dad and his drinking buddies, if prodded harder, would describe what they are.
But for many, that simplistic description just isnÆt enough. Granted, there are
eight of them. Amidst the swirling morass of dueling guitars, lock-tight bass
and drums, menacing vocals, two-piece horn section, and ominous synthesizer,
there must be something going on that deserves a prefix. It canÆt be that
simple. There needs to be generalized comparisons and convenient little genre
tags to slap on them.
But there isnÆt. In the end, when those efforts prove off base and futile, all
youÆre left with is ôRockö-- plain and simple. As it is, Cougars have done
nothing less.
After signing with New York based Go Kart Records in the fall of 2003, Cougars
released their self produced debut album Nice, Nice. It proved to be a record
that amazed many and confounded many more, earning them stellar reviews and a
spot in Alternative PressÆ ô100 Bands to Watch in 2004ö. For many, Cougars left
them no other choice but to watch as they took their blistering spectacle of a
live show all across North America, supporting Nice, Nice and follow up Ep
Manhandler (Thick Records 2004). To all that say ônayö, Cougars time and again
broke the mold of typical indie/punk rock pigeonholing, gracing the stage with
numerous bands from every corner of the rock realm; from Mastodon to Ted
Leo/Pharmacists, from Supersuckers to Fu Manchu.
And the hits keep coming! With the helping hand of legendary recording engineer
Steve Albini, Cougars have essentially captured the blaring intensity of their
live performances on analog tape for their second full length album, Pillow
Talk. A monster of an album featuring ten brand new tracks, it is a testament to
Cougars unwavering raucous instinct. ItÆs an instinct that leads them not down a
path of musical status quo, but rather to continue being merely what they know
how to be, ôa rock band making rock music.ö Indeed.
http://www.cougarsrock.com/