Shipwreck

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Press For Rabbit in the Kitchen with a New Dress On:

"Bust out the bubbly because it's a celebration with Champaign, Illinois' finest. The Midwesterners in Shipwreck might actually be landlocked but you wouldn't know it from the fluidity of "Walk in the Woods," a stirring number from the group's upcoming mouth-full-length, Rabbit in the Kitchen With a New Dress On . With a bass line that would make Peter Hook blush and nippy high-hats accenting a flawless, sputtering beat, it would be more of a moonwalk in these woods -- the song's groove lending itself beautifully to any dance move you can muster.Riffing rapid-fire like Minus the Bear with some of the step-work sensibilities of the Faint's liveliest numbers, Shipwreck also hint at a shadowy sensuality..."

-Spin

"[RITKWANDO] is a high-octane affair, with mostly up-tempo songs that will enliven even the most cynical club-going but couch-sitting wallflower hipsters to get up, rock out, and shake their money-makers. Shipwreck as a whole, in fact, is oddly reminiscent of Franz Ferdinand, in their frenetic energy, with hints of U2, Pink Floyd, and The Killers also showing their influences."

-Lost At Sea

"[RITKWANDO] sways, bumps, and jitters in all the right places. This midwestern band has been kicking around for a while and here they make the kind of record that could catapult them to indie darlings. Shipwreck announce themselves as different from your typical indie band in that they want to make you shake your ass as well as massage your noodle. Rabbit in the Kitchen With a New Dress On is a great album and should easily find its way into my year end top ten. The playing is flawless, the production is clean, and the songs are tight."

-Delusions of Adequacy

"With a stand-up rhythm section in bassist Vladimir Brilliant and drummer Chris Waage, [RITKWANDO] becomes more than a melodic love fest -- it's a pop-rock album that should be able to climb out of the blogger-delight ghettoes. Waage and Brilliant pull together one of the best, and most understated, rhythm sections to crawl through the indie underground since The Dismemberment Plan fractured."

-Aversion

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Member Since:

March 10, 2005

Members:

Chris Waage - the Drums and the Law
Vlad Brilliant - Chilean Sea Bass
Harman Jordan - Vocals, Guitar, Shaman
John Owen - Vocals, Guitar, Prophetic Visions

Influences:

Pixies, Radiohead, Wire, Pavement, the Jesus Lizard, My Bloody Valentine, Pink Floyd, Gram Parsons, Shiner, Kerosene 454, At the Drive-In, Neutral Milk Hotel, Spoon, Talk Talk, Television, Townes Van Zandt, the Byrds, Guided By Voices

Sounds Like:

Lung full of persimmon

Record Label:

None Records (Polyvinyl)