Sometimes I listen to an album and I get so pissed off I have to put down my headphones and go for a walk. Now, admittedly, I have terrible anger control issues (just ask my video game controllers), but really, how is it that there are bands out there as good as The Gougers just floating along in unsigned obscurity while crap like (censored by the 9b.net editorial staff) gets a mountain of cash behind every pile of shit they record?
The Gougers features a pair of singer/songwriters, Shane Walker and Jamie Wilson, who take the time to craft their lyrics into what the Texas Music Times described (and I happen to agree) as lyrical poetry. Cody Foote, Lance Smith and John Ross Silva round out the band and provide the backing rhythms for Walker and Wilson’s songs. Recorded in Austin in 2006 and released in November, A Long Day For The Weathervane got as high as #8 on the AMA Music Charts. Not too shabby for an independent band, and that tells me I’m not just going overboard with these guys and that plenty of other folks find them to be essential listening as well.
The Gougers – Oldcrow/Scarecrow
The Gougers – Everybody Knows
The Gougers – Manheim Station
The Gougers’ Official Site, The Gougers on myspace, Buy A Long Day For The Weathervane
Autopsy IV
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