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Centro-matic falls within the vanguard of post-alt-country indie rock that Jeff Tweedy began to define with Wilco, after Uncle Tupelo’s demise. Centro-matic’s music, though reliant on poppy hooks, also contains a fair amount of experimentation. Not quite as alt-country-ish as Ryan Adams or Okkervil River, Centro-matic blends warm, often plucked, acoustic guitars and the occasional kicked-in distortion pedal with the multi-layered falsetto of former Funland drummer, Will Johnson. Some of Centro-matic’s members cross over into the side project: South San Gabriel.

After a dispute with early label Steve Records over the rights to the album Redo the Stacks in 1997 in which the label wouldn’t let them re-release it, Centro-matic began releasing a slew of recordings from the late 90s to the beginning of the millennium. They received a boost when the album Love You Just the Same was mentioned in mainsteam musical media outlets. Eventually the dispute over their early album was settled when the contract over its rights ran out. The album is now available on other labels.

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Ashona223 wrote:
12 hours ago

love Centro-matic

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raegarden wrote:
October 2009

This band has one of the best all time greatest shows ever. If they come to your town DO NOT MISS THEM. all out garage rock and whisteling too. Awesome and honest and true

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MadCoeur wrote:
May 2009

adorable!

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sleepneat77 wrote:
May 2009

awesomeness

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GregorzIV wrote:
February 2009

These guys are rapidly becoming my new favourite band.

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gdtroiano wrote:
February 2009

"post-alt-country indie rock"? Words have no meaning.

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carpenter78 wrote:
January 2009

Does not sound like alt-country. I can hear Guided by voices or even Sebadoh in some of their songs. But what's most important: they're fuc*ing cool!

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sulu23 wrote:
January 2009

I love this band- I live in the area where they came from but i have not seen them in awhile

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xylokane wrote:
January 2009

they sound even better live, and are nice guys to boot.

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SeventhShin wrote:
September 2008

Saw them at Rickshaw Stop last night with South San Gabriel, it was awesome, nice and intimate venue.

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moreteapickers wrote:
July 2008

Heard a beautiful acoustic version of 'Triggers and Trash Heaps' on the radio a while back - I wonder if they recorded it?

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paperboy wrote:
April 2008

Review of Dual Hawks at Webcuts Centro-Matic sound like any competent Friday night Southern bar band. It's accessible, earnest, rousing rock and roll –- mildly anthemic but without any flash and firework.

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capobvious wrote:
March 2008

will johnson is a genius.

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joshkouri wrote:
March 2008

wow, why so few listeners?

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pablobunnyman wrote:
October 2007

better than South San Gabriel!!!

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jjordee wrote:
September 2007

I noticed there isn't a link to south san gabrial, which is will johnson's other band and the last release is just as good as any cento-matic albums

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steriojose wrote:
September 2007

que grandotes

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Heinekren wrote:
June 2007

I hope these guys make the trip up to Canada some day.

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CountryFeedback wrote:
March 2007

Vaya EP machos...¡¡¡¡vaya EP!!!!

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elliotb2 wrote:
March 2007

Centro-Matic contributed an unreleased song to an album advocating this guy ZAC CRAIN for Dallas Mayor. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/41028/Apples_in_Stereo_Polyphonic_Spree_Support_Critic spread the word!

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