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Moaners
Dark Snack
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. Heart Attack
2. Too Many People
3. Terrier
4. Elizabeth Cotten's Song - The Moaners, Cotten, Elizabeth
5. Flannery Said
6. Oh Christy
7. Water
8. Talk About It
9. Paradise Club
10. Hard Times
11. Secret Joy
12. Chasing the Moon

CD Details

All Artists: Moaners
Title: Dark Snack
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Yep Roc Records
Release Date: 1/25/2005
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
Style: Indie & Lo-Fi
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 634457208827

Synopsis

Amazon.com

The Moaners erupt from the glut of guitar-and-drums garage/punk/blues duos with this debut, a hard-smackin' boil-down of bad love, grinding riffs, atmospheric droning, and vocal harmonies that justify their name. Singer and guitarist Melissa Swingle hails from Mississippi, where enough molasses and cotton powder stuck to her vocal cords to make her songs about juke-joint nights and haunted hearts leap from elementary to elemental. She's also funny, in a sneering way, comparing men to breeds of dogs in "Terrier" and wryly paraphrasing author Flannery O'Connor in "Flannery Said." "Elizabeth Cotten's Song" pays tribute to the late North Carolina blueswoman by quoting her classic "Going Down the Road Feeling Bad." Nevertheless, the way Swingle's bittersweet drawl, raw, effects-colored slide guitar, and slow chiseled solos mesh with veteran punk drummer Laura King's uncluttered thumping sidesteps identifiable regional styles and musical eras to create the Moaners' evocative, distinctly Southern soundscapes. To call their music timeless would be an exaggeration, yet their take on rock certainly rolls to its own heartbeat. --Ted Drozdowski

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CD Reviews

Chasin' the moan or moon

R. Jones | Columbus, OH United States | 02/11/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"First off , the singer is Melissa Swingle form the Bloodshot records hillbilly goth outfit Tralerbride. Her voice is is fantastic, dark, distant and full of yearnin'. This is some fuzzy punk/blues that will git yer ass a'shakin'. This is what it is. A "garage blues punk duo" guitars and drums, so if your are tired of the genre this may not be for you, but it beats a lot of the schtick out there. For fans of Mr. AirplaneMan, and TrailerBride.

Give it a whirl, I ain't never heard nothin' bad on Yep Roc"

Rock stars not porn stars

Anna Creech | Richmond, VA | 03/08/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Melissa Swingle (formerly of Trailer Bride) and Laura King offer up their own blend of guitar and drums rock on their first CD Dark Snack. The recording has the usual line-up of heartbreak, bitter, love-sick, and social commentary songs that music fans have come to expect from punk-influenced rock. Swingles compelling voice slides out of the speakers and is injected into the listener's veins like a vaccine against rock poseurs.

The Moaners take on the rock format with a wry smile, particularly with their version of "House of the Rising Sun" that has a modern and personal twist ("Paradise Club"). "Heart Attack" kicks off the CD with a walking blues line in the verses and then shifting into straight 4/4 rock with the chorus. The blues comes out again on "Elizabeth Cotten's Song" with a harmonica intro and blues rock style melody and lyrics. Math rock-ish "Too Many People" is a commentary on life in a crowded city from the perspective of an agoraphobic introvert. "Terrier" bares its teeth in an aggressive rock fashion, and could become a theme song for women who have had too many macho ex-boyfriends (or ex-husbands). "Oh Christy" has a hypnotic guitar riff that runs through this character essay of a self-destructive person. Despite the upbeat musical arrangement of "Talk About It," the song deals with a non-communicative relationship that is spiraling downwards with the weight of un-spoken problems.

Twelve songs in thirty-five minutes... I would be happy to have more. Swingle and King have a lot to say, and the talent to present their compositions with unique musical arrangements."

Now this is music!!

moviegal | way out there | 06/16/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I loooooove this disc. A soulful pack of rock and roll songs that will get you movin'. The one drawback is it absolutley goes by too fast. The whole album leaves you wanting more. Bravo!!!! My faith in modern music has been restored."