What Made Milwaukee Famous
Trying to Never Catch Up
© 2004 What Made Milwaukee Famous (634479025136)
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Runs the gamut of musical possibilities with comparisons ranging from the melodic pop of the Sgt. Pepper's to the emotional underscores of Jeff Buckley to the electronic integration of Radiohead to the energetic rants of Fugazi.
tracks
- 1 idecide
- 2 Mercy, Me
- 3 Almost Always Never
- 4 Next to Him
- 5 Trying to Never Catch Up
- 6 Curtains!
- 7 Hellodrama
- 8 Selling Yourself Short
- 9 Short on Shields
- 10 Bldg. a Boat from the Boards in Your Eye
- 11 Around the Gills
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What Made Milwaukee Famous employs an exhilarating blend of classic persuasions and fresh enthusiasm; instantly accessible, yet intricate enough to appeal to demanding audiences. The music draws on influences from a span of eras, incorporating elements of each to create a notable and unique sound. Their songs are crafted around melodic, electronic hooks, knotted with tight rhythms, edgy guitars and fervent vocal arrangements. The four-piece calls to mind everyone from classic Television to Candy-O-era Cars to the racous romp of the Kinks, with a liberal dose of My Bloody Valentine and Jeff Buckley's vocal acrobatics thrown in for good measure. Equal parts infectious and innovative, their sound is representative of an educated and impulsive search for embraceable rock melodies. What Made Milwaukee Famous consists of guitarist/vocalist Michael Kingcaid, keyboardist Drew Patrizi, bassist John Farmer and drummer Jeremy Bruch - each bringing a diverse range of influences to the table (including 90's indie rock, 60's pop, punk, and jazz, respectively.) This melting pot of styles has created a musical formula that draws strength from past and present genres, while experimenting with future ones. With a live performance that exudes their ambitious energy while showcasing their pop sensibilites, What Made Milwaukee Famous are poised to capture the attention of any audience that they encounter.
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Your wife might even like it!
author: Rob IngramI saw the performance taped for Austin City Limits, it was getting aired quite a bit on the PBS HD channel. The live set was really great, and the songs stuck with me. Thanks, CD Baby for getting this music into my hands.
Sonic Combo and Vocals Galore
author: Matteo in H-townIf you have ever wondered what it would sound like if The Beatles, The Strokes, and The Doors had a love child, then you should buy this CD. Hopefully WMMF doesn't mind the comparisons because it really is an original sound. Mike Kingcaid's vocals are a nice change from all of the yelling and screaming that pollutes the FM dial daily. Oh, and if you think you don't like one or two songs...listen again and your mind will change itself.
Amazing album.. keep it up!
author: Jim- author: Smother.net
Well, I’m not sure what made Milwaukee famous, perhaps it’s the Randall Simon episode last year when he batted a costumed bratwurst or maybe its something not related to Bud Selig at all. Their music is at once infectious and will help redefine the term rock-n-roll with its electronica-fused choruses. Of course they’re another in a long line of superb indie bands from the Austin, TX area. You’ve got to love the bouncy fun of “Bldg. A Boat From the Boards In Your Eye” that conjures images of Beatles-esque magic found on their “Sgt. Peppers” album.
- author: the Austin Chronicle
Wistful and happy-go lucky, brooding and slapstick, hopelessly sentimental and chronically enigmatic, Trying to Never Catch Up succeeds on terms of its own devising. It's challenging in the best sense of the word because it raises the bar for every band with whom What Made Milwaukee Famous shares a stage.
- author: Mundane Sounds
What Made Milwaukee Famous are mixing up elements of all different genres and creating their own sonic smoothie. They go from loud to soft to sensitive to detached quite quickly-and, it must be said, quite effortlessly. It's melodic, it's smart, it's intelligent, and it sounds like everything you probably like and nothing you've probably heard.
- author: Stylus Magazine
As a stand-alone album, Trying Never To Catch Up is an upbeat collection of all your favorite pop and indie-pop signifiers: The Beatles, Radiohead, The Wrens and Namelessnumberheadman all shuffle in, at some point, to rear their heads. As an audition for an indie label contract, it’s even better. You could easily see someone like Absolutely Kosher, Barsuk or even Sub Pop putting out their next long player and all the kids lauding the rarely heard debut because of those MP3’s they downloaded a few weeks before. Get up on it, before they get up on The OC and you have to lie to your friends that you knew them way back when.
- author: IndieWorkshop
I don’t know a whole lot about this Austin based band. But you don’t really need to know a whole lot when the music speaks as loudly as their debut LP does. These are 11 songs that will have any fan of The Wrens, Namelessnumberheadman or The Shins up in a tizzy. These are well-crafted pop gems that shimmer brighter than most of the pop albums out this year.
- author: Aiding & Abetting
Laptop-style keyboards, but in the context of a band. Or, perhaps more accurately, imagine moody laptop-rock played by a band. No, that still doesn't do it. Well, hell. Simple, solid, tuneful rock and roll, with a decidedly mordant side. Not dour, but introspective in a slightly snarky way. Just enough bite to make me smile. Take away the out-of-place (but highly effective) keyboards and the clever lyrical bits and you have basic rock done exceptionally well. What Made Milwaukee Famous doesn't really go balls-out, but the subtle approach works well for the boys. One of those albums this might sneak up on you. Listen to it a couple times and you'll think, "Hey, that's really good." Indeed.
Hot and Fresh
author: SirenI love the CD and I listen to it from start to finish. I can't wait to see them live. You can feel their energy and it works!
This is the SHIZ!
author: J DUBThis album is crazy cool! At last, a CD one can listen to from beginning to end without hearing the same thing track to track. The drums lay down fat beats that keep me interested and the faux-Brit lead vocal rocks. My faves are tracks 7 and 8.
New Wave/Power Pop revival
author: Daniel PrendivilleMirroring the New Wave/Power Pop revival in the UK (as exemplified by Franz Ferdinand and Dogs Die in Hot Cars), What Made Milwaukee Famous updates that 1978/79 sound that tired old forty-somethings like meself love so dearly. Just *don't* revive the New Romantics era, guys...:-)
buy this cd!
author: new wmmf fanall i have to say is that there is no regret to picking up this cd...great album all the way through...love the tunes and love the lyrics!