Artist: The Mumlers
Title: Don’t Throw Me Away
Label: Galaxia
Genre: Indie : Alternative
UPC: 702932003424
Territory: World ex- Japan
Release Date: 9.29.09
Time to show some local love! San Jose’s latest and greatest the Mumlers have just released a fantastic new sophomore album entitled Don’t Throw Me Away on Galaxia Records (Ray Barbee, Her Space Holiday). A blend of storytelling folk numbers and indie rock goodness, decorated with a vast array of instrumentations, the seven-piece has created a sound all their own. The band was founded by singer/songwriter Will Sprott who amassed the other players intending for them to guest on various tracks but instead discovering the group has a unique dynamic that took off and created something totally unique. Implementing a wide range of instruments including French horns, guitars electric and acoustic, uptight bass, keys, trumpets, pedals steel, and various percussionary accents, the group could be better described as a musical troupe rather than a band.
Their sound is somewhere between a drunken Tom Waits ballad and an alt-country western facing number to keep them motivated on long travels. Sprott’s voice is definitely a defining part of the music, he howls and gnarls his way through swaying, dusty numbers, guiding you through a mess of different instruments (sort of like if the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach had one too many and wandered home singing lonely ballads). The music isn’t all swaying and pining; there’s a lot of quality musicianship to be praised. Combining subtle elements of blues, folk, Americana, and even jazz with that Tom Waits swagger, the Mumlers have blended these ingredients to make something their own. They’re known for having great live shows filled with instrument swapping, spontaneous dancing, and passionate playing. They sound very aged and almost “vintage” for such a fresh band, lending testimony to their skill that has made them one of Northern California’s rising groups.
Be sure to pick up Don’t Throw Me Away for a feeling well-worn in musicianship and fresh talent.
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