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ARTiST..: Flounders Without Eyes

LABEL...: The Zone Records
RiPPER..: [Team aPC]

RiP.DATE: 04/05/2003
REL.DATE: 06/23/2003

ENCODER.: Lame v3.93
MODE....: Full Stereo

TiME....: 79:41 min
SiZE....: 109,6 MB
SOURCE..: CDDA

NOTES

austin texas- at one time, a small college town with great
atmosphere and great music. now, a sprawling city with a
huge semiconductor presence causing massive traffic jams and
crowded streets, but still great music. take an evening
stroll downtown (while elbowing your way through the drunken
college students) and you are enamored with tens of great
local bands playing at the bars and clubs trying to break
out. how does one filter through all the different bands
with similar styles and talent? well, you read music reviews
where some dope with a exaggerated sense of oneself (a.k.a.
me!) let’s you know who stands out. which brings me to this
review of flounders without eyes new cd what will it bring
featuring jenny mier on vocals, don baker on lead
guitar/vocals, andy markoff on drums, joe mier on
bass/vocals, pat manske on percussion/vocals, and mike
morgan on rhythm guitar/vocals. the flounders are anything
but floundering on their newest cd.

what will it bring is best described as good old texas blues
rock with a psychedelic and country feel mixed in. most
importantly though, is not the style, but the groove. that
is the strength of this album, the groove; smooth rhythms
throughout with enough strength to keep the head and booty
boppin for the duration of this disc. it’s rare to find
albums that can so adeptly combine these elements without
sacrificing one or the other. not only is the songwriting
strong, but the musicianship is also excellent. it’s obvious
that the band has spent some time jamming together as they
all seem to be on the same page creating kick back, chill
out,  groovin beats and rhythms that makes you forget all
about the aforementioned traffic jams and crowds.

the track “flounders floating” is a good example of this
groove. the band seems “locked in the pocket” and  yet still
manages to freely express the melodies and harmonies with
grace and style. another standout track is “honey hush” ; a
blues based (with hints of a clapton sound) tune with some
good work on the drums and emotional lead playing on the
guitar. “raining” is another notable track that has a
beautiful guitar tone and a dreamy feel to a solid back
rhythm. jenny mier’s strong and raspy vocals in this song
and throughout the disc are sung with an emotion that lends
some nice soul to the music. which brings me to what
separates the flounders from a lot of the other austin based
bands; the stylistic influences of psychedelic rock and a
little soul. this is not your typical bar band and not your
typical album.

TRACKLiST

01. get what you pay for                               04:59
02. helpless                                           04:32
03. what will it bring                                 04:17
04. arson                                              05:19
05. waiting for my time                                03:50
06. baby tonight                                       03:14
07. flounders floating                                 08:35
08. honey hush                                         06:29
09. not even if you try                                04:36
10. sink or swim                                       05:28
11. raining                                            06:09
12. then she came running                              06:39
13. love's evil                                        06:25
14. high                                               05:18
15. hot ass sun                                        03:51

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