Brooks Strause sings and plays music on a guitar by himself. Sometimes he gets other people to play music with him as Brooks Strause and his Suicide Cult.
Influences
The music of Hank Williams, Bob Dylan, the Violent Femmes, David Bowie, Paul Simon, Tom Waits, Randy Newman, the Misfits, Leonard Cohen, Leadbelly, Black Sabbath, Ben Driscoll, the Band, Donovan, Captain Beefheart, the Beat Strings, and Creedence Clearwater Revival, among others. The writings of Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson, Richard Brautigan, J.D. Salinger, Charlie Kaufman, Lewis Carroll, and Dave Sim, among others. All the horror. Equal and opposite reactions.
Sounds Like
Sounds like you're thinking about really doing it this time. Well you've been talking about it for years, so I guess it's probably time.
Brooks Strause was born in Muscatine, Iowa, in the United States of America, on the twenty-third day of January, in 1981.
For some reason, he was able to fly for a small period of time in his early childhood. Around this time, he frequently heard a voice explaining things to him. It was a slow, deep, droning voice, seeming to come from both within and without. He wrote about these strange occurences in his song, Can't Remember.
At age 14, he began to write and record songs using a guitar and his voice. This is a practice he has continued to this day.
He plays a variety of musical instruments (none well) and tends to do his own arrangements.
Brooks is an avid creature enthusiast. He enjoys the company of non-human animals, living or otherwise. Domestic cats are a favorite, and have inspired several songs.
His first record, The Misanthrope and his Doubtful Faith, came out in 2006. His next record, Dead Animals, is out now, available at his shows and at Mohair Pear in Cedar Falls, Iowa. He recently finished his third solo record, which should be out in early 2010. He also plans to do some travelling in the near future, playing his songs in the world.
hi brooks, i love your music. i've been listening to "dead animals" for a few months now and it's still getting better. well done. that album is a true iowa classic
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Great performances last night. You are William Elliot Whitmore's darkside companion monkey. Would love to have you play a show in Marshalltown Dec 5, 6, or 19 if you'd be interested. You have a pretty lady friend. Peace, sarah and john
