Scott Wooldridge, Brian Wooldridge, Julie Straszewski Wooldridge
Influences
Matthew Sweet, World Party, XTC, Bob Dylan, The Byrds, The Silos, Van Morrison, Death Cab For Cutie, Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, The Clash, Beatles, REM, The dBs, The Feelies, Television, Talking Heads, The Jayhawks, AIR, Lucinda Williams, T-Bone Burnett, Friends of Dean Martinez...
Wooldridge Brothers interview on Mr. Media from 11/13/09!!
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Press for Days Went Around:
“A brilliantly cohesive, perfectly-produced batch of instantly-memorable songs that, despite the length of the album, positively begs for repeated plays ... Essential listening.”
Tom Hallett, Round The Dial
“A smart collection of rootsy rock songs…”
Ross Rahalia, St. Paul Pioneer Press
" ... a superb new album filled with witty and evocative lyrics and tuneful melodies embedded in solid arrangements. Some of the music seems grounded in the roots of alt-country or influenced by new-wave pop. Mostly it can only be called good song-driven rock."
Dave Luhrssen, The Shepherd Express
"By combining tight, hooky melodies and sharp, introspective lyrics, Brian and Scott Wooldridge carved out a niche alongside fellow Milwaukee legends like the Violent Femmes and the BoDeans. ... The album, featuring some of the siblings’ most shimmering songwriting to date, is at its best when Scott and Julie Straszewski Wooldridge team up to delivery breathtaking vocal harmonies on gems like the hopelessly optimistic 'This Rain' and the road-weary 'The Last Word.' This taut, mature exposition of alternative pop subtlety at once evokes nostalgia for the Femmes era and adds an impressive chapter to this one."
Kevin Kosterman, Milwaukee Magazine
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The Wooldridge Brothers, originally from Indiana, were a vital part of the Milwaukee music scene in the 90s, releasing three albums and playing throughout the Midwest, as well as at national music festivals such as South By Southwest in Austin, Texas. Formed by brothers Scott and Brian after their earlier band The Squares had run its course, the Wooldridge Brothers incorporated elements of the early Americana genre (Jayhawks, Uncle Tupelo) along with the pop and rock craftsmanship of artists such as Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, Big Star and others.
The title track of the WBs Star of Desire album, released in 1996, was a regional radio hit and was placed in several TV shows and movies. Other tracks from Star of Desire and its follow-up, Uncovering the Sun (which was produced by Walter Salas Humara) also were featured in movies and on TV.
The Wooldridge Brothers' new album, Days Went Around, is now available from Media Creature (click on "store"). Also now available from iTunes! And we're now on Facebook!
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