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Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Cotton Mather New music discovery took a backseat this year while I happily indulged in being a fangirl for bands that are no longer together. Austin band Cotton Mather reunited for the first time in a decade so that they could celebrate the reissue of 1997's Kontiki. Guitarists and vocalists Robert Harrison and Whit Williams still reside in the Austin area, while drummer Dana Myzer lives in the UK and bassist Josh Gravelin can be found in Minnesota. [...]

Usually on the Daily Dose we feature new music. But sometimes we come across a reissue of something which needs a re-airing. A case in point is today's track, from the reissue of the hugely influential album Kontiki by Austin, TX band Cotton Mather . The Band has reunited to perform this influential album live in Austin during several SXSW appearances this week. And you can look forward to more SXSW material on The Network this week. Download My Before and [...]
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I'm taking the reissue of Cotton Mather 's Kontiki for a spin. For starters, there's a several-second whirlwind of garbled, cartoonish noise. Which says that: 1., Cotton Mather didn't take itself too seriously, and/or 2., Kontiki is going to be fun. Then there's a burst of Power Pop guitars, up-front, group vocals,and full-on, unabashed Beatle-love. It's kind of like a wackier, busier version of the Raspberries. And that's just the first track, "Camp Hill Radio Operator." During the next song, "Homefront Cameo," I'm thinking, "I should make it clear that Robert Harrison's voice isn't as [...]
The Austin-based band's tracks sound like George Harrison leftovers from the Sgt. Pepper era. Not all of the songs the Beatles recorded during their Sgt. Pepper days made it to the album. The most interesting tune not included, one which showed up a year later on the Yellow Submarine soundtrack, was George Harrison's "Only a Northern Song". Its soft psychedelic pop groove grabs the body and the mind. The gently out of tune and out of sequence arrangements mesh floatingly with wise koan-type lyrics that could be interpreted in...
The past week's best new releases include singles and albums from Shearwater, Oy Vey, Unicycle Loves You, Band of Skulls, Young Magic, Phenomenal Handclap Band, and others. Shearwater's indie psych rock mixed with folk art and powerful lyrics on the newest album, Animal Joy, is stunning, exciting, enjoyable and yet another big, bold step forward [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe
Austin's Cotton Mather reside in that category of extremely talented/highly underrated bands, a slot that has included groups like Jellyfish, Big Star and Teenage Fanclub to name just a very few. That has, thankfully not stopped The Star Apple Kingdom label for re-releasing Kontiki, their best album, in an impressive two disc set. Originally put [...]

Although Tennis claims the release date is a coincidence, Valentines Day is perfect for the release of Young & Old , the Denver band's second album. If you don't know the story: the espoused Patrick Riley and Aliana Moore spent a romantic half-year sailing along the East Coast, during which they composed songs that would become their debut, Cape Dory . Produced in part with The Black Keys' Patrick Carney, the new album finds the duo evolved into a band, with drummer James Barone now a full member. You can read an exclusive interview with the [...]

Cotton Mather Cotton Mather - the Austin, TX-based band whose 1997 album, Kontiki , is being re-released on February 14, 2012 - have announced they will reunite at this year's SXSW to play three shows. Listen to "Camp Hill Rail Operator" and "My Before and After" in this post. Kontiki drew more acclaim in the UK than in the US when released, originally. Among the musicians who site the album as a high water mark are Britt Daniel of Spoon and both Noel and Liam Gallagher. [...]
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 COTTON MATHER It's hard to believe that almost 15 years have passed since the Austin-based quartet Cotton Mather released their classic power pop LP, Kontiki. The album gained a cult following, received rave reviews in the UK music press, and got a lot of love from fellow musicians (such as Noel Gallagher from Oasis, Britt Daniel from Spoon, and Nicole Atkins). Thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign, Kontiki is being reissued as a double disc release [...]

Quince años después de su publicación, Cotton Mather reeditan su álbum Kontiki, con el que consiguieron el aplauso unánime de la crítica, convirtiéndose en grupo de referencia de músicos de relevancia como los hermanos Gallagher de Oasis. "Kontiki" sale a la venta el próximo 14 de febrero através del sello The Star Apple Kingdom , en una edición especial que constará de 2 discos, en los que nos vamos a encontrar, además del material original, diferentes versiones y piezas inéditas. Como adelanto, nos regalan uno de sus temas, que lo disfrutéis. [...]

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Austin's Cotton Mather will reissue its long out-of-print album Kontiki on Valentine's Day, 2012. The album was originally released in the US in 1997. The two-CD deluxe reissue will include the original album along with four-track demos, acoustic versions and unreleased songs from the period. Robert Harrison of Cotton Mather funded the reissue via a Kickstarter. listen to "My Before and After" Disc 1: 01. Camp Hill Rail Operator 02. Homefront Cameo 03. Spin My Wheels 04. My Before [...]

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Not so long and yet very long ago, or fourteen years ago to be more precise, the beloved Austin power pop band Cotton Mather released Kontiki. And then, despite being a favorite of both Britt Daniel of Spoon and Liam Gallager of Oasis, not to mention the Guardian, Uncut, and Mojo (who all gave it raves) it fell out of print. To this day vets of the Austin music scene will corner you in bars and tell you what about the tremendous being of Cotton Mather. And now Kontiki returns! Bandleader Robert Harrison has [...]

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Austin's Cotton Mather will reissue its long out-of-print album Kontiki on Valentine's Day, 2012. The album was originally released in the US in 1997. The two-CD deluxe reissue will include the original album along with four-track demos, acoustic versions and unreleased songs from the period. Robert Harrison of Cotton Mather funded the reissue via a Kickstarter. listen to "My Before and After" Disc 1: 01. Camp Hill Rail Operator 02. Homefront Cameo 03. Spin My Wheels 04. My Before [...]
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Cotton Mather : "My Before and After" [mp3] from Kontiki (remastered and expanded) (out February 14th) search for more Cotton Mather posts at Largehearted Boy Duchess Leo : free [...]
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