by request
Artist Biography
by Gregg Rounds
The Crust Brothers started out on December 5, 1997, when Pavement's frontman
Steve Malkmus got together with the members of the Seattle/Montana trio of
Silkworm.
They played a benefit show together in Seattle, and the recording of
this show was later turned into their first album, titled
Marquee Mark (Telemomo).
Malkmus is known for his brilliant, arcane songwriting and his powerful, precision guitar playing. Although the name of
Steve Malkmus might steal some of the thunder from the lesser-known
Silkworm
trio, don't be fooled; the threesome posses a continuous energy that
drives their instruments with confidence and delivers their songs with
surprisingly introspective lyrics. The members of
Silkworm include bassist/vocalist
Tim Midgett, guitarist/vocalist
Andy Cohen, and drummer
Michael Dahlquist. These fellows met
Malkmus at the 1996 Lollapalooza concert and the friendship developed from there.
Malkmus
later moved to Portland, and due to proximity or chemistry, he started
spending more time with his friends in Seattle. Oddly enough, the four
musicians began working on some "fight" songs for a National Football
League commercial but things never panned out.
Cohen has received credit for creating the name of
The Crust Brothers.
At first glance, the name would appear to have been developed for the
primary purpose of tainting a date on a club's calendar, but it
apparently evolved from the classic rock band
The Dust Brothers. All of this makes perfect sense once you hear their first album's set of classic rock treasures.
Malkmus has made big waves in the past with another one of his so-called "side-projects,"
The Silver Jews. The founder of this band,
David Berman, points out that the Jews were formed at the University of Virginia before
Pavement ever had the chance to grace us with their futuristic wisdom.
Tracklist
| 1 |
Going To Acapulco |
6:22
|
| 2 |
Million Dollar Bash |
2:40
|
| 3 |
Bessie Smith |
4:25
|
| 4 |
Yazoo Street Scandal |
3:53
|
| 5 |
Lo And Behold |
3:34
|
| 6 |
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere |
3:57
|
| 7 |
Never Met A Man I Didn't Like |
4:30
|
| 8 |
Heard It Through The Grapevine |
5:07
|
| 9 |
Feel A Whole Lot Better |
3:04
|
| 10 |
Bitch |
4:42
|
| 11 |
Tuesday's Gone |
7:28
|
| 12 |
Mrs. Henry |
4:45 |
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