THE SHOUTING MATCHES
''GROWNASS MAN''
APRIL 16 2013
35:32
1. Avery Hill /2:24
2. Gallup, NM /5:33
3. Heaven Knows /3:35
4. Mother, When? /2:27
5. Seven Sisters /2:40
6. Milkman /3:20
7. New Theme /4:17
8. Three Dollar Bill /3:27
9. I'll Be True /2:43
10. I Need a Change /5:06
Brian Moen, Phil Cook and Justin Vernon played one show as The Shouting Matches nearly seven years ago. They reunited in Eau Claire, Wisconsin this past year and a made a record fusing influences into what they do best: playing together. Over years of sharing stages and studios in a myriad of projects, they come together as a trio and now give present to us all, this here Grownass Man.
“It’s the work of a guy who loves playing music — who’s drawn influence from Talk Talk and Bruce Hornsby and many points in between — and saw an opportunity to have a blast on the side with friends he’s joined on stage whenever possible.” – NPR
REVIEW
by James Christopher Monger
Grownass Man, the debut from longtime friends Justin Vernon (Bon Iver), Phil Cook (Megafaun), and Brian Moen (Peter Wolf Crier), finds the indie folk heroes/steadfast Wisconsinites morphing into a surprisingly competent blues-rock trio. Far removed from the troglodyte roots rock of Kings of Leon and the slick, overdriven, R&B-kissed alt-rock of the Black Keys, The Shouting Matches seem to have no actual agenda other than spending the afternoon in the basement playing as loud as possible and then remembering to clear off the cans of beer from the tops of their amps before packing them in the van for the gig later. Vernon's ubiquitous falsetto, which made such an impact on Bon Iver's For Emma, Forever Ago, is all but vanquished on Grownass Man, appearing for only a few brief moments on the soulful, slow-burn closer "I Need a Change," and replaced elsewhere by a meaty, gritty croon that can go from stoic and pained to Stax-fueled howl in a matter of seconds. The band keeps things refreshingly simple, whether storming through the gates of hell, as is the case on the Physical Graffiti-era Led Zeppelin-kissed "Heaven Knows" (not a cover of Robert Plant's quasi-mystical 1988 stadium jam of the same name), or basking in the glow of the savior amidst the church organ-driven, gospel shuffle of "New Theme," and while they don't always land the punch square in the face (like a lot of blues instrumentals, the meandering "Three Dollar Bill" isn't half as fun to listen to as it probably was to play), they never miss their mark.
BIOGRAPHY
by James Christopher Monger
Formed in Eau Claire, Wisconsin in 2006 by Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon, Phil Cook of Megafaun, and Brian Moen of Peter Wolf Crier, The Shouting Matches specialize in a sort of low-key, roots-fueled blues-rock that owes more to Tom Petty than it does the lonesome, lovelorn indie folk of Vernon's meal-ticket band. The trio released its debut album, Grownass Man, in April 2013.
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''GROWNASS MAN''
APRIL 16 2013
35:32
1. Avery Hill /2:24
2. Gallup, NM /5:33
3. Heaven Knows /3:35
4. Mother, When? /2:27
5. Seven Sisters /2:40
6. Milkman /3:20
7. New Theme /4:17
8. Three Dollar Bill /3:27
9. I'll Be True /2:43
10. I Need a Change /5:06
Brian Moen, Phil Cook and Justin Vernon played one show as The Shouting Matches nearly seven years ago. They reunited in Eau Claire, Wisconsin this past year and a made a record fusing influences into what they do best: playing together. Over years of sharing stages and studios in a myriad of projects, they come together as a trio and now give present to us all, this here Grownass Man.
“It’s the work of a guy who loves playing music — who’s drawn influence from Talk Talk and Bruce Hornsby and many points in between — and saw an opportunity to have a blast on the side with friends he’s joined on stage whenever possible.” – NPR
REVIEW
by James Christopher Monger
Grownass Man, the debut from longtime friends Justin Vernon (Bon Iver), Phil Cook (Megafaun), and Brian Moen (Peter Wolf Crier), finds the indie folk heroes/steadfast Wisconsinites morphing into a surprisingly competent blues-rock trio. Far removed from the troglodyte roots rock of Kings of Leon and the slick, overdriven, R&B-kissed alt-rock of the Black Keys, The Shouting Matches seem to have no actual agenda other than spending the afternoon in the basement playing as loud as possible and then remembering to clear off the cans of beer from the tops of their amps before packing them in the van for the gig later. Vernon's ubiquitous falsetto, which made such an impact on Bon Iver's For Emma, Forever Ago, is all but vanquished on Grownass Man, appearing for only a few brief moments on the soulful, slow-burn closer "I Need a Change," and replaced elsewhere by a meaty, gritty croon that can go from stoic and pained to Stax-fueled howl in a matter of seconds. The band keeps things refreshingly simple, whether storming through the gates of hell, as is the case on the Physical Graffiti-era Led Zeppelin-kissed "Heaven Knows" (not a cover of Robert Plant's quasi-mystical 1988 stadium jam of the same name), or basking in the glow of the savior amidst the church organ-driven, gospel shuffle of "New Theme," and while they don't always land the punch square in the face (like a lot of blues instrumentals, the meandering "Three Dollar Bill" isn't half as fun to listen to as it probably was to play), they never miss their mark.
BIOGRAPHY
by James Christopher Monger
Formed in Eau Claire, Wisconsin in 2006 by Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon, Phil Cook of Megafaun, and Brian Moen of Peter Wolf Crier, The Shouting Matches specialize in a sort of low-key, roots-fueled blues-rock that owes more to Tom Petty than it does the lonesome, lovelorn indie folk of Vernon's meal-ticket band. The trio released its debut album, Grownass Man, in April 2013.
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