Featuring members and ex-members of the Demon Beat, the Resonators, and the Fox Hunt, Prison Book Club loves to party. Look for the release of "Required Reading," PBC's 8 song debut, in October '09!
PRESS:
"Now we get a little more country and a little more rock n roll with Big Bullet Record’s latest artist, Prison Book Club. It’s good ‘ol southern rock. They’ve got the type of songs that make you want to party and the type of songs that you might listen to after you get your heart broken. Basically, they’ve got all you need in life."
- IndieShows.net
"Remember back in the early 90's when punk and twang were being mixed together to create an exciting new sound we didn't know what to call....that's what Prison Book Club sounds like.The easiest comparison I can make to Prison Book club however, is early Lucero. More specifically the first self titled Lucero album. Lots of twang, lots of guitar, lots of self reflecting whiskey soaked lyrics that just beg you to sing along...This album is recommended for anyone who likes their twang served with a healthy portion of rock....or vice versa. Either way, this is the album you want to turn up to 11, rip the knob off (as Patterson Hood says), and pour a shot or 5 of the cheap stuff."
- A Truer Sound
"PBC’s debut, Required Reading, is a rollicking eight-song release described by the band as “PBR-mageddon“. Presumably this has something to do with the remnants of the alt.country boom of the ’90s, but with earnest lyrics laced over such solid craftsmanship and production, I’m less concerned with where it came from and more entertained by speculating where it’s going. Required Reading is a high-water mark for the label."
- Mike Sizemore for Rock O' Clock
"[Prison Book Club] combines to form a miasmicly coherent countrified rock band with a hard edge, well worth the money to see live...Miller and Riggleman have an established reputation within the Shepherdstown music scene as solid songwriters...the songs have depth, dealing with small town rumor mills, love, and heartbrreak, among a host of other rural-alt-youth topics."
- Michael Theis for The Shepherdstown Chronicle
