Recorded in a feverish few days in a 150-year-old schoolhouse in rural Wisconsin that probably wasn’t haunted, these six songs are a direct report back from the front lines of something. Maybe the war of the soul, more likely a case of rocked-out dyspepsia.
Feel free to stream or download; album should be available on Spotify soon as well. If you’re inclined, it’s also available to purchase through Bandcamp.
Out of the fever swamps of the covid year comes the first full-length Awesome Boys album. Some songs are decades old, written by old friends in a youthful alt country band; some are new explorations of Derailleur songs; so new the paint’s still wet. Somehow, covers of Low and Hank Williams worked their way in. Who knows? Dig in, and enjoy.
Feel free to stream or download; album should be available on Spotify soon as well. If you’re inclined, it’s also available to purchase through Bandcamp (albeit without the covers, because of Bandcamp’s licensing situation… still, they’re available here).
01. Dustin’s Song02. Taco Says03. Easy E04. Your Cheatin’ Heart (Hank Williams)05. 202006. Get Drunk (Grant Weeks)07. Trippy Space Trip (Through Drug Space)08. My Cubicle09. No Pants at Falbos10. What’s It Take11. Just Stand Back (Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker)12. The Cigar Song (Erik Jensen)
Unless otherwise noted, songs by Keith Pille.
Produced and mixed by Aaron Schiel at Nowhere Studios, Minneapolis, MN.
THANKS TO: Bob Brown, Erik Jensen, Mark Kalar, Dale Plasek, Grant Weeks, Rebecca Collins, and anyone who talked me through part of this on twitter or wherever.
The Awesome Boys are lurching back from the grave, brought back by bizarre ceremonies performed in a remote cabin in rural Wisconsin on the shores of Lake Pepin in the teeth of a monster blizzard (really!). Here’s the lead single from the forthcoming, monster-rocking six-song EP.
