10248 - HOUNDMOUTH - LITTLE NEON LIMELIGHT (2015)

HOUNDMOUTH
''LITTLE NEON LIMELIGHT''
MARCH 17 2015
39:11

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1 Sedona 04:00
2 Otis 03:11
3 15 Years 03:07
4 For No One 03:50
5 Black Gold 03:40
6 Honey Slider 03:36
7 My Cousin Greg 03:56
8 Gasoline 02:51
9 By God 03:15
10 Say It 03:22
11 Darlin' 04:18
All Tracks By Zak Appleby, Shane Cody, Matt Myers, Katie Toupin

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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
By Fred Thomas
Boasting a sound that's informed by vintage country rock and the melodic side of indie rock, Houndmouth was formed in 2011 in New Albany, IN, a town across the river from Louisville, KY. Founding members included guitarist/vocalist Matt Myers, keyboardist/vocalist Katie Toupin, bassist/vocalist Zak Appleby, and drummer/vocalist Shane Cody. The driven group of musicians quickly built a loyal following based on its fervent live shows, and was soon sharing stages with like-minded bands such as Drive-By Truckers and the Lumineers. In 2012, the group issued a self-titled 4-song EP, andiIn 2013, Rough Trade Records released the band's full-length debut, From the Hills Below the City, a hearty collection of ragged country-informed rock & roll. Houndmouth returned in the spring of 2015 with Little Neon Limelight, another set of lean country boogie and late night laments.

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5100 - HOUNDMOUTH - From The Hills Below The City (2013)

HOUNDMOUTH
''FROM THE HILLS BELOW THE CITY''
JUNE 4 2013
41:42

1. On the Road /2:26
2. Come On, Illinois /3:21
3. Penitentiary /4:04
4. Casino (Bad Things) /2:40
5. Ludlow /3:07
6. Hey Rose /5:01
7. Krampus /2:00
8. Long As You're At Home /3:45
9. Houston Train /3:10
10. Comin' Round Again /3:39
11. Halfway to Hardinsburg /4:07
12. Palmyra /4:22
All Tracks By Zak Appleby / Shane Cody / Matt Myers / Katie Toupin, Except 8 By Zak Appleby / Shane Cody / Matt Myers / Danny Shuma / Katie Toupin

REVIEW
by Fred Thomas
Hailing from New Albany, Indiana, a town neighboring Louisville, young band Houndmouth make their debut on the meticulously produced From the Hills Below the City. The album's 12 songs find Houndmouth, composed of just four musicians, putting out a passionate and explosively large sound, revisiting bygone themes through both the down-home holler of heartland Americana and some well-schooled rock musicianship. One of the first things that sticks out about the group is the urgent singing of all four members, often backing each other up as one member takes the lead. Opening track "On the Road" finds vocalists Katie Toupin and Matt Myers in a spirited duet not too far off from the lovers-on-the-run anthems of Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros or the dustbowl nostalgia of the Lumineers, who Houndmouth have toured with at times. This song, much like the rest of the album, builds subtly and seamlessly, with supportive organ textures and tambourine showing up just in the nick of time for the brief tune's brilliant summit. The by-the-numbers production goes hand in hand with the bandmembers' tailored playing and thickly stylized vocals, hitting all the marks of emphatic country-enamored rock on tracks like the Toupin-fronted "Houston Train," a tale of being strung out, riding the hard-luck rails. There's plenty of Great Depression-era imagery throughout From the Hills Below the City, with signifiers like coal mines, riverboats, wartime rations, and names of Southern towns making up the lyrical content for many songs. In its best moments, the album taps into an imagined nostalgia at the same time it grabs some of the weary rock & roll grit that made up greasy classics like Exile on Main St. and Neil Young's Tonight's the Night.

BIOGRAPHY
by Fred Thomas
Indie/Americana rock band Houndmouth formed in 2011 in New Albany, Indiana, a town across the river from Louisville, Kentucky. Founding members included guitarist/vocalist Matt Myers, keyboardist/vocalist Katie Toupin, bassist/vocalist Zak Appleby, and drummer/vocalist Shane Cody. The driven group of musicians quickly built a loyal following based on its fervent live shows, and was soon sharing stages with like-minded bands such as Drive-By Truckers and the Lumineers. In 2013, Rough Trade Records released the band's debut, From the Hills Below the City, a hearty collection of ragged country-informed rock & roll.
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