Woolen Men

Woolen Men

Temporary Monument

Woodsist

“Our hometown has been buried under an avalanche of condos and pointless businesses catering to the newly rich. Noise complaints shut down our shows and pull the plug on countless DIY venues. The places where we lived are being torn down; the rent keeps climbing up. Born too soon or too late; the recession’s effect on our youth was as invisible as it it was profound.  “Music today is rendered powerless—white noise made in the echo chamber, for the great Smooth Face that gazes once and moves on. So here it comes, some noise from the dustbin. The internet is a sham: Temporary Monument, we made it for ourselves. Look us in the eyes and tell us you’re not getting old.” —Woolen Men  Portland Ore. 2015

Woolen Men

Rain Shapes EP

Loglady

***Portland's trio, WOOLEN MEN, are back with a new 7" EP, Rain Shapes, that follows up their acclaimed LP on Woodsist and their Quick Trips 7" EP on Loglady Records. In classic fashion this EP continues what Woolen Men's songs are described as by Pitchfork: "quick count-off, clanging guitar, galloping drums, distant organ wheezing, and underwater vocals,... which typifies the melodic 1960s rock with '90s indie production values". In our opinion it's punk influenced short form pop which meets classic song-craftsmanship. For fans of The Clean, The Chills, Television Personalities, etc. Limited to 300. (STREET DATE - 3/31/2015)

Woolen Men

S/t

Woodsist

The Woolen Men are three—two Oregon natives and a Washingtonian. They play punk-influenced DIY music in the Pacific Northwest tradition of Dead Moon and The Wipers. More than a sound or style, that means a kind of work ethic—do-it-yourself and do it a lot. The band is happiest touring up and down the I-5 or bunkered in their practice space with the cassette 4-track rolling. And it shows. Live, The Woolen Men are thunderous and energetic and the trio’s magnetic chemistry shines through in the recordings. Their debut LP, released by Woodsist Records, follows a handful of largely self-released EPs. Instead of straying from their fast-and-loose recording technique to capture the live energy of their sound, they simply recorded and recorded and recorded until they had enough songs to make up an album comprised only of material with that elusive spark. The ten tracks here represent five different sessions, and as many songs made the cut as were left behind. The LP was made to endure, with little attention paid to current trends or “in” sounds—what matters is that the songs are well written and executed with integrity. The whole thing was recorded to analog tape. The Woolen Men are Alex Geddes, Lawton Browning and Raf Spielman. They live and work in Portland, OR. Spielman previously released an album of solo material under his Polyps moniker for the Woodsist sister label Hello Sunshine.