Mike Marchant---vocals, guitar, synths, programming. Mark Shusterman---rhodes piano, synth vocals. Mark Weaver---bass. Cory Brown---drums, percussion, programming, synth, production. Brian Marcus---guitar. Crawford Philleo---vibraphone, vocals,
Influences
the beatles the beach boys television the zombies nick drake bob dylan harry nilsson animal collective the band donovan beck syd barrett my morning jacket wilco radiohead david bowie the new pornographers grizzly bear van dyke parks the olivia tremor control the books neil young the flaming lips
Sounds Like
"intricately crafted, densely layered psych-pop"- Dave Herrera, Westword
Widowers was started by Mr. Mike Marchant as a nameless solo recording project. In early 2007 the band grew to include four more musicians (who have served time in Constellations and Women Gathering Gems) and began playing shows. In April 2008 we released a self-titled full length record. You can find it at Twist and Shout or by emailing us. You can also download it with exclusive extra material by clicking here:
We have been lucky enough to play with national acts like Pinback, Dirty Projectors, Ladybug Transistor, Earlimart, Shearwater and Titus Andronicus. We live and make music at Opponent Processor Studios. We have one Roland Space Echo, but we would like to have at least five of them. Please purchase one on Ebay and send it to us.
"The band's full- length album, "Widowers," is the kind of record that shows the difference between sleepy rock 'n' roll and dreamy pop, and the group manages both with skilled composure and ample low-fi, DIY charm. Packed with loose harmonies and tight playing, the record will only push forward the buzz surrounding the melodic five-piece."----- Ricardo Baca, Denver Post
"With a keen sense of pacing and melody, the music of Widowers has drawn easy comparisons to psychedelic-tinged pop from the '60s. But anyone who has seen Mike Marchant and company's handful of shows thus far knows that they've already moved beyond their influences and have established a sound and vision all their own... Many groups with chops tend to lack imagination, but Widowers, whose music drifts along in dreamy imagery as easily as it does exploring the dark side of the psyche, doesn't seem to have that problem."------ Tom Murphy, Westword
"Tonight is your opportunity to make good on that see-more-local-music resolution and catch one of Denver's most underappreciated pop bands headline an exciting rock bill. The Widowers have made some noise across town, but given their psych-pop music's impressive presence and gigantic Brit-influenced melodies, their shows should be packed — especially in a town with the Elephant 6 heritage of Denver." -----Ricardo Baca, Denver Post
"Meticulously layered guitars, lilting melodies and Marchant's languid, otherworldly vocals evoked the shoegazer psychedelia of groups like Spacemen 3 while retaining the lucidity and tangibility of pop... Shusterman's jingling Rhodes provides the ideal counterpoint for Hart and Marchant's ringing guitar lines, while Weaver's bass and Brown's truly musical drumming propel the tunes with potent rhythmic force."-----Eryc Eyl, Westword
"The band’s sonically rich and lyrically vivid material ranges from expansive and wistful, to exuberant to harrowingly intense and cathartic. In the short time the band has been together, it has enjoyed a great deal of critical success for both its beautifully well-crafted songs and for its energetic live shows."----Cairn Magazine
"That I like them probably isn't surprising given their list of influences -- it reads like a glance at my record collection (e.g., Beatles, Beach Boys, Nilsson, Zombies, Beck, Bowie, Radiohead, Olivia Tremor Control, Wilco, etc.). It's hardly shocking that they'd produce compelling and somewhat off-kilter pop songs." ----Cable and Tweed
"I was stunned by what I heard: intricately crafted, densely layered psych-pop. Imagine Dungen, only with words that are sung in English, that you can actually understand and sing along to."----Dave Herrera, Westword
Where: Golden Triangle Neighborhood (by the Civic Center and Denver Arts Museum) Denver
Description: Get your tickets now @ www.westword.com, they're only $9. 33! The Showcase includes Built to Spill, Meese, Fluid, & A Place to Bury Strangers with many more to be announced! The outdoor stage is all ages while the venues are 21+
Holy Shit!! Watch this video, "Cornelius" by the BLOODY BEATROOTS. Make sure to NOT miss their upcoming show with THE CROOKERS @ The Ogden Theatre, Thursday, April 16!!!!!
..
..
