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Review:
"In an industry filled with visual aesthetics and disingenuous modesty, Haywood Yards provides a band to root for; I give it four stars. Good album, plain and simple."-Drew@ www.punkbands.com 2007
- punkbands.com
"Semrad has written an exciting and diverse line up of songs that is sure to be a sparkling debut for any music lover. "-Gapers Block Chicago 2006
- Gapers Block Chicago
Discography
Haywood Yards, self titled 2006
Recording, release for Fall 2007
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Bio
The uniquely American sound of Haywood Yards is a hybrid phenomenon. The band’s members are all steeped in the native streams of music that are inextricably tied to the country itself: indie rock, folk, country, funk, punk, and bluegrass, and the result is a sound that is equally at home in the barn, raisin’ hell and weeping in the beer, as it is in the indie rock sandbox, breaking boundaries and pushing envelopes.
Each member of this five-piece ensemble brings with them a chunk of their disparate influences. At one time or another Haywood Yards has been compared to Sweetheart of the Rodeo-era Byrds, The Pixies, Hot Water Music, The Waterboys, The Band, New Order, The Grateful Dead, Guided by Voices, and local favorite Andrew Bird. The addition of banjo, mandolin, and violin to a standard rock line-up of guitar, bass, and drums makes Haywood Yards an utterly original listening experience: live, where the results are often combustible and relevatory; and in the studio, where their polish and prodigious expertise at their craft are proudly on display.
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