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Firewater is a rock group founded by Tod A. in 1995. He describes them as a “wedding band gone wrong”.
After Tod left his previous group, Cop Shoot Cop, he quickly regrouped and formed Firewater to explore the styles of music Cop Shoot Cop had only hinted at, including klezmer, cabaret, ska, jazz, and gypsy forms. More than one source described the original Firewater lineup as an “indie rock supergroup”, based on members such as Duane Denison of The Jesus Lizard, Yuval Gabay of Soul Coughing, Jennifer Charles of Elysian Fields, and Hahn Rowe. This original lineup proved unable to tour, and Tod recruited new musicians for the band’s first tour. While the lineup has changed over the years, with many different musicians appearing on different albums and tours, Tod remains the singer, songwriter, and bassist of Firewater.
Firewater has released six albums, and has seen some success, especially in Europe and on United States college radio stations.
Their previous album, Songs We Should Have Written, is a collection of cover songs. It includes songs written by Robyn Hitchcock, The Rolling Stones (“Paint It Black” reinterpreted as a crawlingly slow raga which “shove(s) a few downers down the song’s throat to counter the original version’s adrenaline-fueled fire” ), and a “dark and sweet” take of Sonny and Cher’s “The Beat Goes On”, described as “10 times more ominous and 20 times more pleasurable” than the original. The album also includes a modern rendition of the Johnny Cash anthem “Folsom Prison Blues”.
After Tod left his previous group, Cop Shoot Cop, he quickly regrouped and formed Firewater to explore the styles of music Cop Shoot Cop had only hinted at, including klezmer, cabaret, ska, jazz, and gypsy forms. More than one source described the original Firewater lineup as an “indie rock supergroup”, based on members such as Duane Denison of The Jesus Lizard, Yuval Gabay of Soul Coughing, Jennifer Charles of Elysian Fields, and Hahn Rowe. This original lineup proved unable to tour, and Tod recruited new musicians for the band’s first tour. While the lineup has changed over the years, with many different musicians appearing on different albums and tours, Tod remains the singer, songwriter, and bassist of Firewater.
Firewater has released six albums, and has seen some success, especially in Europe and on United States college radio stations.
Their previous album, Songs We Should Have Written, is a collection of cover songs. It includes songs written by Robyn Hitchcock, The Rolling Stones (“Paint It Black” reinterpreted as a crawlingly slow raga which “shove(s) a few downers down the song’s throat to counter the original version’s adrenaline-fueled fire” ), and a “dark and sweet” take of Sonny and Cher’s “The Beat Goes On”, described as “10 times more ominous and 20 times more pleasurable” than the original. The album also includes a modern rendition of the Johnny Cash anthem “Folsom Prison Blues”.
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beran2 wrote:
What can you say about our country?
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M_RK_T wrote:
New album "International Orange!" coming out on spring 2012.
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camelozumbi wrote:
Beautiful!! Perfect for fucking around with cigarettes and friends...
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onrb wrote:
everybody say heeey clown!
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peterp420 wrote:
awesome band!
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gummishark wrote:
secret.
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FBM721 wrote:
Everybody keep scrobbling! we need to get Firewater to 1,000,000 scrobbles! [1]
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discounted wrote:
Touring US spring of next year (not sure where else). A new album would be great, but a tour is even better. The best would obviously be a tour to support a new album, but hey, I can only ask so much.
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zoraxx wrote:
i always enjoy my Dose
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BloodObsession wrote:
This band is soooo awesome, i'm glad i found them!
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aikijo wrote:
Hey - everyone digging the Golden Hour, make sure you go back and listen to the rest of their stuff. It's all good (my favorite is still the first: Get Off The Cross). Great lyrics + great music.
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avantish wrote:
I have had that fear in a long time, but then again The Golden Hour would be hell of a way to go out and start something new.... I sure as hell dont hope Todd gives up on music
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MindlessMachina wrote:
Deep down I suffer a fear inside me that The Golden Hour is the last Firewater album.
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Laerdya wrote:
Absolutely amazing voice. So captivating.
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hedonisticears wrote:
too much Firewater is never enough!
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kostik_chuvak wrote:
perfect voice
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the_red_shoes wrote:
Perfect Catastrophe is HOT.
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lapacka wrote:
Istanbul, Turkey
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MindlessMachina wrote:
Where in the world is Tod A-sandiego?
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cutedeadgal wrote:
discovered this recently-pretty cool!
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Katja_84 tagged Firewater with ‘nice live act’. December 2011
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