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Summary:
The debut full-length release for the Colorado country blues-rock band led by Nate Cook was produced by Cracker's Johnny Hickman,
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- Record Label: Bloodshot
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Blues-Rock, Punk Blues, Alternative Country-Rock, Roots Rock
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| Verse 1: Loved it once, she stopped to pray Till I found out (?) she's being given away Losing faith, the preacher say Treasure the past, it's the... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Nov 18, 2015The band, seemingly surfacing out of nowhere has turned in an impressive dozen tracks with their first offering.
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Oct 30, 2015The Yawpers never fall into cliché or dumb down their creativity, which makes American Man a success on every level.
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UncutOct 30, 2015It's when they seemingly reach straight down the devil's throat, as on the ferocious "Deacon Brodie," a strangled punk/blues bottleneck, that this debut really distinguishes itself. [Dec 2015, p.81]
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Oct 30, 2015We get charismatic wagon wheels of delta stomp’n’roll, conjuring images of high-class horror scenes in rugged Westerns.
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Oct 30, 2015If the Yawpers are trying to make sense of the soul of America in the 21st century, their mind/body balance makes for some powerfully satisfying music, and American Man is an impressive debut from a band that appears to have some very serious potential.
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MagnetNov 17, 2015The music works well on its own merits, though it's sometimes tough to know how ironically we're supposed to hear the Yawpers' penchant for the standard furniture of hardscrabble Americana. [No. 126, p.61]
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Oct 30, 2015American Man seems to fall into the same [alt country-lite] formula, leaving little space for new ideas. They make up for that with enthusiasm and just enough grit; for those who like their country punk-y, raw and simple, American Man is a breath of fresh tobacco.