The Tower of Dudes "Make Your Own Culture" Velvet Rut Records 003/TOD 004
Release date: 1 March 2014
Running time: 33:25, 12 tracks
“Make Your Own Culture” is the Tower of Dudes’ third album. The band was established in Prague (Czech Republic) by some US, Canadian and British expatriates and recently moved to Victoria, BC (Canada). The Towers of Dudes are Johnny Feelings (guitar, vocals), Urban Su (vibraphones, mandolin, background vocals), Friendly (drums, background vocals), Dirt MD (bass, background vocals), “Gentleman” Joel Fernandes (electric guitar, background vocals), Tarah Masu (accordion, background vocals) and Nick Jennings (banjo). They define their music as “Eastern European Accordion-Fronted Gypsy Cowpunk with Post Indie Hard Folk Punk Influences”.
Ecclectic? Sure. Upbeat gypsy numbers like the opening track “Make Your Own Culture”; polka on “10.000 Hours”; indie pop-rock on “Let it Go”; “Lower Shelf Taste” makes me think of Mano Negra’s “King Kong Five” 7” B-side, “Food Fight” … And the Tower of Dudes keep on exploring more territories on the best songs: the catchy song “We Never Learn Anything”, the cowpunk track “Party Like You Use to Could”, The Damned infused “Please Don’t Bury Me Alive” and “Station Wagon”, a song with a Talking Heads twist.
If you love gypsy music, polka and cowpunk, “Make Your Own Culture” is a good choice. These guys don’t try to copy other acts, but to create their own musical world. Enjoy the Tower of Dudes experience.
Track listing:
01 - Make Your Own Culture 1:36
02 - Düm 3:26
03 - We Never Learn Anything 2:05
04 - Never Coming Down 2:14
05 - Station Wagon 2:57
06 - Pretty Special 4:01
07 - Lower Shelf Taste 2:47
08 - Party Like You Used to Could 1:51
09 - Let it Go 3:23
10 - 10.000 Hours 3.20
11 - Please Don't Bury Me Alive 2:44
12 - Morning 3:39
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Release date: 1 March 2014
Running time: 33:25, 12 tracks
“Make Your Own Culture” is the Tower of Dudes’ third album. The band was established in Prague (Czech Republic) by some US, Canadian and British expatriates and recently moved to Victoria, BC (Canada). The Towers of Dudes are Johnny Feelings (guitar, vocals), Urban Su (vibraphones, mandolin, background vocals), Friendly (drums, background vocals), Dirt MD (bass, background vocals), “Gentleman” Joel Fernandes (electric guitar, background vocals), Tarah Masu (accordion, background vocals) and Nick Jennings (banjo). They define their music as “Eastern European Accordion-Fronted Gypsy Cowpunk with Post Indie Hard Folk Punk Influences”.
Ecclectic? Sure. Upbeat gypsy numbers like the opening track “Make Your Own Culture”; polka on “10.000 Hours”; indie pop-rock on “Let it Go”; “Lower Shelf Taste” makes me think of Mano Negra’s “King Kong Five” 7” B-side, “Food Fight” … And the Tower of Dudes keep on exploring more territories on the best songs: the catchy song “We Never Learn Anything”, the cowpunk track “Party Like You Use to Could”, The Damned infused “Please Don’t Bury Me Alive” and “Station Wagon”, a song with a Talking Heads twist.
If you love gypsy music, polka and cowpunk, “Make Your Own Culture” is a good choice. These guys don’t try to copy other acts, but to create their own musical world. Enjoy the Tower of Dudes experience.
Track listing:
01 - Make Your Own Culture 1:36
02 - Düm 3:26
03 - We Never Learn Anything 2:05
04 - Never Coming Down 2:14
05 - Station Wagon 2:57
06 - Pretty Special 4:01
07 - Lower Shelf Taste 2:47
08 - Party Like You Used to Could 1:51
09 - Let it Go 3:23
10 - 10.000 Hours 3.20
11 - Please Don't Bury Me Alive 2:44
12 - Morning 3:39
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Review by Kinksmarkham
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