Trying to Never Catch Up
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Trying to Never Catch Up is the first album by the Indie band What Made Milwaukee Famous
, originally recorded in 2004 and re-recorded in 2006 with a changeup in the track list and a few new tunes for release on Barsuk Records
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What Made Milwaukee Famous
What Made Milwaukee Famous is an indie rock band from Austin, Texas.In 2005, WMMF performed for Austin City Limits with Franz Ferdinand, making them one of the only unsigned bands to play for the show in its -year history. In 2006, the band signed with Barsuk Records, which re-released their 2004...
, originally recorded in 2004 and re-recorded in 2006 with a changeup in the track list and a few new tunes for release on Barsuk Records
Barsuk Records
Barsuk Records is an independent record label based in Seattle, Washington, started and still managed by the members of the band This Busy Monster, Christopher Possanza and Josh Rosenfeld, who created the label in 1994 to release their band's material. Its logo is a drawing of a dog holding a...
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Track listing
All songs by What Made Milwaukee Famous.- "Idecide" – 4:54
- "Mercy Me" – 3:07
- "Hellowdrama" – 2:51
- "Selling Yourself Short" – 4:13
- "Jeopardy of Contentment" – 4:52
- "Almost Always Never" – 4:09
- "Hopelist" – 3:25
- "Judas" – 3:17
- "Trying to Never Catch Up" – 4:19
- "Curtains!" – 4:26
- "Sweet Lady" – 2:56
- "Bldg. a Boat from the Boards in Your Eye" – 6:01
Personnel
- Michael Kingcaid – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocals - Drew Patrizi – keyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- John Farmer – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Josh Vernier – drumDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
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