The Cowboys: The Bottom of a Rotten Flower CD (new)
"The fourth album by the Cowboys (from Bloomington, Indiana) is kinda like a modern Midwestern version of THE WHO SELL-OUT or SOMETHING ELSE BY THE KINKS--a basic R&R band stretching its wings to embrace more varied musical elements and dig into deeper subject matter. The Cowboys grow up! And they grow in number too, with Chris Kramer (Nobunny/Slushy) joining the brilliant Mark McWhirter for a killer guitar team. Vocalist/songwriter Keith Harman alters his whooping nasal-punk a bit, with a more naturalistic approach when it fits the mood. His songwriting skills are mighty. Zackery Worcel (bass) and Jordan Tarantino (drums) provide a solid, relentless groove. There are 16 hooky gems in this new LP. To compare the Cowboysā songs to Pete Townshend and Ray Davies was no casual thing up front. Check āDoghouse Ragā for primo late-60s Kink-kwality pop. Then thereās the insanely hooky āSome Things Never Change,ā with its nod to early 70s Sparks. This song should be a smash hit RIGHT NOW! And dig āBodie, Donāt Jumpā in all its bubblegum glory! The deceptively short āDeuceā with its 70s-style pop exploding into VU-like noise, etc. Itās very cool to see a modern R&R band progress in the true sense of the word--to mature and seek new horizons. Iāve personally seen them when they opened theĀ very first show by the reunited Gizmos in 2014, and then when they played with us again in Chicago 2017, to this new album. Itās an impressive climb. For anybody into garage-rock or power-pop, this has gotta be an instant CLASSIC! But Iām just gonna call it rockānāroll."Ā
--Eddie Flowers, Vulcher Magazine/The GizmosĀ
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The Cowboys: The Bottom of a Rotten Flower CD (new)
The Cowboys: The Bottom of a Rotten Flower CD (new)
"The fourth album by the Cowboys (from Bloomington, Indiana) is kinda like a modern Midwestern version of THE WHO SELL-OUT or SOMETHING ELSE BY THE KINKS--a basic R&R band stretching its wings to embrace more varied musical elements and dig into deeper subject matter. The Cowboys grow up! And they grow in number too, with Chris Kramer (Nobunny/Slushy) joining the brilliant Mark McWhirter for a killer guitar team. Vocalist/songwriter Keith Harman alters his whooping nasal-punk a bit, with a more naturalistic approach when it fits the mood. His songwriting skills are mighty. Zackery Worcel (bass) and Jordan Tarantino (drums) provide a solid, relentless groove. There are 16 hooky gems in this new LP. To compare the Cowboysā songs to Pete Townshend and Ray Davies was no casual thing up front. Check āDoghouse Ragā for primo late-60s Kink-kwality pop. Then thereās the insanely hooky āSome Things Never Change,ā with its nod to early 70s Sparks. This song should be a smash hit RIGHT NOW! And dig āBodie, Donāt Jumpā in all its bubblegum glory! The deceptively short āDeuceā with its 70s-style pop exploding into VU-like noise, etc. Itās very cool to see a modern R&R band progress in the true sense of the word--to mature and seek new horizons. Iāve personally seen them when they opened theĀ very first show by the reunited Gizmos in 2014, and then when they played with us again in Chicago 2017, to this new album. Itās an impressive climb. For anybody into garage-rock or power-pop, this has gotta be an instant CLASSIC! But Iām just gonna call it rockānāroll."Ā
--Eddie Flowers, Vulcher Magazine/The GizmosĀ
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"The fourth album by the Cowboys (from Bloomington, Indiana) is kinda like a modern Midwestern version of THE WHO SELL-OUT or SOMETHING ELSE BY THE KINKS--a basic R&R band stretching its wings to embrace more varied musical elements and dig into deeper subject matter. The Cowboys grow up! And they grow in number too, with Chris Kramer (Nobunny/Slushy) joining the brilliant Mark McWhirter for a killer guitar team. Vocalist/songwriter Keith Harman alters his whooping nasal-punk a bit, with a more naturalistic approach when it fits the mood. His songwriting skills are mighty. Zackery Worcel (bass) and Jordan Tarantino (drums) provide a solid, relentless groove. There are 16 hooky gems in this new LP. To compare the Cowboysā songs to Pete Townshend and Ray Davies was no casual thing up front. Check āDoghouse Ragā for primo late-60s Kink-kwality pop. Then thereās the insanely hooky āSome Things Never Change,ā with its nod to early 70s Sparks. This song should be a smash hit RIGHT NOW! And dig āBodie, Donāt Jumpā in all its bubblegum glory! The deceptively short āDeuceā with its 70s-style pop exploding into VU-like noise, etc. Itās very cool to see a modern R&R band progress in the true sense of the word--to mature and seek new horizons. Iāve personally seen them when they opened theĀ very first show by the reunited Gizmos in 2014, and then when they played with us again in Chicago 2017, to this new album. Itās an impressive climb. For anybody into garage-rock or power-pop, this has gotta be an instant CLASSIC! But Iām just gonna call it rockānāroll."Ā
--Eddie Flowers, Vulcher Magazine/The GizmosĀ











