Firewater (band)

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Firewater
Firewater performing at Globaltica World Culture Festival in Gdynia, Poland
Firewater performing at Globaltica World Culture Festival in Gdynia, Poland
Background information
OriginNew York City
GenresAlternative rock, gypsy punk, klezmer, cabaret, ska, jazz
LabelsBloodshot Records, Noisolution Records

Firewater is an American band founded by American singer/instrumentalist

gypsy music, which has led to their inclusion in the gypsy punk
genre.

By 2012[update], Firewater had released seven studio albums and seen some success, particularly in Europe and on United States

college radio
stations.

Biography

After Tod left his previous group,

Their album Songs We Should Have Written (2004) is a collection of

Sonny and Cher's "The Beat Goes On", described as "10 times more ominous and 20 times more pleasurable" than the original.[3] The album also includes a modern rendition of the Johnny Cash anthem "Folsom Prison Blues
".

After recording Songs We Should Have Written, singer Tod A took a three-year sabbatical, traveling through Thailand, India, Pakistan, Turkey and Indonesia and chronicling his experiences on his blog "Postcards from the Other Side of the World." During this time, he wrote and recorded the band's sixth studio album, The Golden Hour, with the help of various local musicians and friends, including Firewater producer Tamir Muskat. The record was released May 6, 2008, through Bloodshot Records in the US and Noise-o-lution in Europe. Firewater's seventh studio album, International Orange!, was released in September 2012, accompanied by international touring.

Discography

Album appearances

  • Live at KEXP Vol.5- "Electric City" (2009)

References

  1. ^ "Firewater bio". Bloodshot Records. December 5, 2013.
  2. ^ Gilstrap, Andrew. "popmatters review". Popmatters.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  3. ^ "Dusted magazine review". Dustedmagazine.com. March 1, 2004. Retrieved October 20, 2011.

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