Rodger plays drums and sometimes yells the wrong words. Shea plays guitar and sometimes yells words. Shawn plays with his bass and sometimes turns up the volume. Sometimes it sounds like music.
Influences
Broken Social Scene, Fugazi, Deerhoof, Television, My Bloody Valentine, Sonic Youth, Hella, Juno, Refused, Mission Of Burma, Mogwai, Explosions In The Sky, Radiohead, At The Drive-In,Sigur Ros, Sunny Day Real Estate, Waxwing, Pedro The Lion, Spoon, The Beatles, Tom Wiebe, Drew Danburry
Sounds Like
Sweaty Sweaters take cues from bands such as Don Caballero and
the Advantage as they bang through 10 songs of interesting and lively
instrumental prog-rock on their debut album Flee, Bottle Flea.
Although not extremely technical, the band has enough chops to keep
listeners well engaged if they choose to be. Otherwise, this is a nice
record to zone out to and just kick back. Standout tracks include Kill
Me Tomorrow and Brown Banana Peel.
The records only weak points are the two tracks with vocals, Jot,
Jot, Jot and Stains. They throw off the flow of the album a bit, but
not enough to spoil things. There are a few issues with instrument
levels on the recording, but overall its a nice and raw, garage-sounding
recording. This record is a pleasant and unique surprise that
should not be passed over. -Eric Sanford (Whatcom Independent)
Sweaty Sweaters are a two-person Bellingham band comprised of drums and guitar and not much else, not even vocals(with the exception of the barely audible computerized vocals on opening track "Jot, Jot, Jot" and "Stains"). On Flee, Bottle Flea, they play some melodic power riffs for a little over a half hour and call it a day, but not before getting into your head.
Sweaty Sweaters keep it interesting by building each song around some central riffage, and they really like effects pedals. "Brown Banana Peel" has a riff that would sound cool in an 8-bit Mega Man game. In fact, most of these tracks would sound cool in an old-school video game, not only because of the quality of the sound but because the music is catchy enough to get in your head, yet not enough to make you feel like you just have to pull out their CD. Where they get less melodic, as on "Mother Goats Eyes" or the aforementioned "Stains," they music suffers, but for the most part they keep the momentum going throughout. An extra bonus: trying to connect the images the awesome song titles convey with the sound of the music. -Joseph Dethloff (What's Up Magazine)
Sweating is the body's cooling mechanism and is essential to everyday life. Across the skin are some 2-5 million eccrine sweat glands which produce thin, salty sweat. This sweat doesn't smell. But, in hairier parts, such as the armpits and groin, there are apocrine sweat glands which release stronger sweat. This contains fatty acids and other substances that bacteria like to feed on, and it is these microbes, not the sweat itself, which makes people smell if they don't wash regularly.
Bellingham, here I come! Tonight and tomorrow represent my first-ever musical performances back in the corner of Washington that birthed me from its loins. Hoist high the prodigal son! Hear the angel choir sing! Buy a compact disc!
Hope to see anybody and whomever there.
Tonight at the Viking Union MPR (WWU)
Tomorrow at the Green Frog
(see page for details)
wait... you take "singing" seriously? when did that happen? i guess it's been a while since this east-coaster i call 'me' visited your west-coaster page. i'm sorry. it's just such a long trip.
Shea, yes indeed you are playing with some of my hometown homies on Jan 3! Skyline Divide... i will be there... Bothell-core representin' ...been super long... hope all is well- we will have to catch up...
Status: Linda is is stealing Gertrude's Hearse for a Mission Orange to get Boris Budd to be an Oregon Donor under the Lovelights in the Lonely Forest and Spindle the Sweaty Sweaters into using their 10 Killing Hands to finally stop the The Lonely H once and for all! Come join the fun and protect the beach! September 29th all day at Boundary Bay! All-ages until 10 pm! $5 cover!
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Aaron up 40 spots to #73 on CMJ charts last week and Rising! Call your local College Radio station to request ShapeShifter. Help us Break the Top 20! Let us know which station you called, your address, and we'll send you a Grass Roots Bumper Sticker...
