Play Firewater Radio
Firewater
688,061 plays (38,099 listeners)
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”.
Top Albums
-
The Golden Hour
Firewater
Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $8.99
- 7digital Search
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $11.00
- eBay Search
-
The Ponzi Scheme
Firewater Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $9.49
- 7digital $7.77
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $109.73
- eBay Search
-
The Man On The Burning Tightrope
Firewater Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon $78.47
- eBay Search
-
Songs We Should Have Written
Firewater Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon $65.98
- eBay Search
Top Tracks
| 1 | |||||
| 2 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 4 |
|
||||
| 5 | |||||
| 6 | |||||
| 7 | |||||
| 8 | |||||
| 8 |
|
Another Perfect Catastrophe
full track
|
|||
| 10 | |||||
| 11 |
|
||||
| 12 | |||||
| 13 | |||||
| 14 |
|
||||
| 15 |
|
So Long, Superman
full track
|
Shoutbox
-
solgood wrote:
love the horns and the feel
-
xn0153x wrote:
golden hour is inspirational
-
karkarah wrote:
Tom Waits + Rock = Firewater I just listen to the cd "The Man On The Burning Tightrope", the influence is all over!
-
Timy_T wrote:
Feel free to join: http://www.last.fm/group/Botanica For your Information: http://www.last.fm/user/Timy_T/journal/2009/11/14/35ssa1_neues_botanica_album_'who_your_are'
-
Essenchill wrote:
I'd love them to come to Portugal ! ! When When ?
-
PMSingGremlin wrote:
Really good album. "Snake Eyes and Boxcars" is one of my favorite songs.
-
cbortis wrote:
Oh snap! I got a hold of Get of the Cross, We need the Wood for the Fire. It's good.
-
Tipadou wrote:
PS: Does anyone know the name of their current Drummer ?? I know he's Israeli and comes from Tel-Aviv, but that's all ...
-
Tipadou wrote:
I've barely recovered from their live performance last night... A wonderful discovery for me ! I also got to speak a little with the guys after the show, and they all seemed really open, enjoying the touring ! Unforgettable moments...
-
alex-pl wrote:
Photos from Polish concert: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alex-pl/tags/firewater/
-
bazzo-182 wrote:
Saw these guys live last night - hell of a show! Didn't know they are this good, gonna dig deeper into their music.
-
StDionysus wrote:
They're still less "edgy" than both those bands. That's not a value judgement. Though, I do admit, I need to listen to more FW.
-
GrungeIndiani wrote:
Indians love Firewater! Saw them at the RfP and they were the best band I saw there, though they had poor audience. All of them are smart and good looking guys and doing great job on the stage.
-
PMSingGremlin wrote:
Not really. Todd's songwriting hasn't changed at all since Cop Shoot Cop.
-
StDionysus wrote:
It's kind of hard to process the fact that dudes from Cop Shoot Cop and Jesus Lizard are in this group.
-
SlidingHorn wrote:
Saw them last time they were in Cleveland. GREAT band...I was definitely rocked :) Can't wait to see them again
-
djandreus wrote:
Snake Eyes and Boxcars, wooo.
-
entre2vins wrote:
http://rockforpeople.mylog.pl
-
PMSingGremlin wrote:
Damn shame, Get Off the Cross is great. As an album very uneven, but the songs are fantastic.
-
Budmancs wrote:
I took the advice here and hit ebay and half.com and scrounged up just about everything... Couldn't find Get Off The Cross for less than $75 though...
Videos
See more
Listeners
-
Dewtronix
Listening now
to El Borracho (Ponzi's… -
phiz
Top Listener
-
swadeshine
Top Listener
-
L_Seeker
Top Listener
-
vicakiii
Top Listener
-
Autistic_Cucoo
Top Listener
Recent Activity
-
Elsworthy added Firewater to Elsworthy’s library. yesterday evening
-
die_phantasie tagged Firewater with ‘usa’. Tuesday evening
-
helix2000, pukeshitgiggle, centipede64 and 1 other person added Firewater to their libraries. Tuesday evening
-
Polderman tagged Firewater with ‘new york’. Sunday evening
-
canaryeatingcat, compagny and supermelike added Firewater to their libraries. Friday morning
-
janusstefan tagged Firewater with ‘pyromania’. 14 days ago
-
EmilyEvanescent, naugahydepussy and mieps added Firewater to their libraries. 15 days ago
-
yusakuasano wrote about Firewater in Red Snapper. 16 days ago
-
the_quincy wrote about Firewater in Best Live-Gigs 2009. 16 days ago
-
baal1898, cakebreaker, Kyptos and 6 other people added Firewater to their libraries. 16 days ago
Related Journals
-
Red Snapper
by yusakuasano |
21 Dec 2009 | 4 comments
-
Best Live-Gigs 2009
by the_quincy |
21 Dec 2009 | Add comment
-
Gogol Bordello
by yusakuasano |
17 Dec 2009 | 6 comments
Groups (22)
-
Firewater
76 members
-
Fuck Bush
11,676 members
-
True taste of music
458 members
-
R A I N
463 members
-
Covers
350 members
More Information
- Links
- Band Members
- Labels
Email Newsletter
Get exclusive tour, release & promotion updates on Firewater from Universal Music.
