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Mossback

Seattle, Washington, United States

Seattle, Washington, United States
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""These Guys Kick Ass""

"Hailing From Seattle these guys have awfully big boots to fill and they do it NO PROBLEMO!"

Jason aka Bucket
The Capital Rock Show podcast - Capitol Rock Show


"Mossback CD review"

Mossback: "Mishmash" (self-released)

Mossback is a new, fresh face in town. Their debut "Mishmash", gives one pause and then moves along at a steady pace. The music is melancholy, guitar-laden, gritty rock and roll. It is not unlike "Jar of Flies"-era Alice In Chains, that same kind of mellow, acoustic rock with an undercurrent of nihhilism, just waiting to bust through the surface. "Mishmash" starts out with a 30 second beautiful acoustic intro and then starts off with a slow, but hypnotizing tune, "Cold Wind". The music gets a little harder and a little edgier as the songs wear on, "Junkie Town" is a lament about the past and things one regrets. "Uninvited" speeds things up a little, but still with that same plaintiveness that pervades the rest of this very good CD. Each song averages at about five minutes each. No zip-through quickie pop-songs here.
Mossback have this really cool vibe, which somehow really had a fluid continuity within the songs and between them. I don't know how exactly to describe it, but they have this "feel" that sounded so right, that just played like something aurally sweet to my senses. They put out "Mishmash" by themselves, with no label support, something I find myself saying more and more lately. So if you'd like to earn more you have to go to www.mossback.us. -KM. - Reviewer Magazine 1-18-2007


"CDReviews.com 6-13-2006"

"Mossbacks album Mishmash is well-rounded, well-written and well-done" - Kristen Brown


"CDReviews.com 6-13-2006"

"Mossbacks album Mishmash is well-rounded, well-written and well-done" - Kristen Brown


"Sonic Jive Mossback CD review 12-3-07"

Mishmash by MOSSBACK

Reviewing a CD is not an easy task, and it is just a little tougher when your favorite song by the band was released as a single AFTER the album was completed. Nonetheless, were it not for the single "Threw It All Away", I may have never discovered Mossback to begin with. "Threw It All Away" is a magnificent composition, but Mossback's CD Mishmash, released nearly two years previously, reveals a number of hidden gems as well.

Hailing from Seattle, Mossback is invariably compared to bands from the mid-to-late 90's grunge scene when Seattle was at the apex of rock music. Being that Mossback was formed in 1994 by guitarist Brennan McFeely and vocalist Paul Adams, it's fairly easy to make comparisons to some of the more popular bands from that era, Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Alice In Chains.

Jack Endino said in the 1996 documentary Hype! that "Seattle bands were inconsistent live performers, since their primary objective was not to be entertainers, but simply to rock out."

Though I have yet to see Mossback perform live, I can attest to the fact that indeed, this band does in fact, "rock out". But they do a whole lot more.

Let's start with my favorite track, "Nothing Left To Give". It has all the prerequisites for a great grunge song - searing, distorted guitars, angst-filled lyrics and contrasting song dynamics. It wreaks of apathy, which is what grunge should do. Were this song composed by Alice In Chains it would be an instant hit, which unfortunately defines the shameful practices of record labels and commercial radio. "Junkie Town" is another outstanding track with a similar sub-alternative feel.

However, Mossback also involves slower tempos, disparate harmonies, and more complex instrumentation on the songs "Annalisa" and "Cold Wind", both surprisingly strong works despite their somewhat softer sides. "Annalisa" has a haunting chorus that is just catchy enough to stick to you, and "Cold Wind" has a real Collective Soul-meets-James Blunt feel to it.

That being said, Mossback gets back to what makes them so good - pure hard rock - on the songs "Sanity" and "On Your Own".

All in all, Mishmash is a tremendous achievement. It varies just enough to allow the listener to delve deep into the track listings, and pulls the listener back to the bands strengths by spacing their strongest efforts in an appropriate fashion. It is a fresh and consistent listen each time through.
- Michael Canter


"Sonic Jive Mossback CD review 12-3-07"

Mishmash by MOSSBACK

Reviewing a CD is not an easy task, and it is just a little tougher when your favorite song by the band was released as a single AFTER the album was completed. Nonetheless, were it not for the single "Threw It All Away", I may have never discovered Mossback to begin with. "Threw It All Away" is a magnificent composition, but Mossback's CD Mishmash, released nearly two years previously, reveals a number of hidden gems as well.

Hailing from Seattle, Mossback is invariably compared to bands from the mid-to-late 90's grunge scene when Seattle was at the apex of rock music. Being that Mossback was formed in 1994 by guitarist Brennan McFeely and vocalist Paul Adams, it's fairly easy to make comparisons to some of the more popular bands from that era, Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Alice In Chains.

Jack Endino said in the 1996 documentary Hype! that "Seattle bands were inconsistent live performers, since their primary objective was not to be entertainers, but simply to rock out."

Though I have yet to see Mossback perform live, I can attest to the fact that indeed, this band does in fact, "rock out". But they do a whole lot more.

Let's start with my favorite track, "Nothing Left To Give". It has all the prerequisites for a great grunge song - searing, distorted guitars, angst-filled lyrics and contrasting song dynamics. It wreaks of apathy, which is what grunge should do. Were this song composed by Alice In Chains it would be an instant hit, which unfortunately defines the shameful practices of record labels and commercial radio. "Junkie Town" is another outstanding track with a similar sub-alternative feel.

However, Mossback also involves slower tempos, disparate harmonies, and more complex instrumentation on the songs "Annalisa" and "Cold Wind", both surprisingly strong works despite their somewhat softer sides. "Annalisa" has a haunting chorus that is just catchy enough to stick to you, and "Cold Wind" has a real Collective Soul-meets-James Blunt feel to it.

That being said, Mossback gets back to what makes them so good - pure hard rock - on the songs "Sanity" and "On Your Own".

All in all, Mishmash is a tremendous achievement. It varies just enough to allow the listener to delve deep into the track listings, and pulls the listener back to the bands strengths by spacing their strongest efforts in an appropriate fashion. It is a fresh and consistent listen each time through.
- Michael Canter


Discography

Mishmash-11 song Cd released in October 2005
Single "Askin Why" released July 2006
Single "Threw It All Away" released August 2007

Tracks have been heard on Insomniaradioseattle, Fatcatradio, The Upper Room With Joe Kelley, Seattle and Beyond, D'art Radio, Cygnus radio, Songplanet, Indie artist radio, The Weekly Throwdown, Madpod, The Gear Jammer, KSER FM, Krushradio, The Switched, Radio Free Colorado, Twirlradio, The Audio Pandemic Show, The Little Show, Next M radio, Halo Radio, Vein Radio, Preying Lizard, The Capital Rock Show, Top 10 Music Countdown, Reaching For Lucidity, Supernatural podcast, Listen With Dave, The Buckeye Drive Time, Podcast Cafe, Radio Freakout, Global Domination, Whole Wheat Radio, Limelight Radio, The Fine Art of Noise Pollution, Indie 104.7 FM , Accidenthash, Audiogumshoe, Darkcompass, Podsafe Music Show, High Orbit podcast, Great American Music Hour, Dave Rabbit podcast, No Limits radio, Jogtunes, Tune In Seattle, Monochrome Museum uk, Tee M's Unsigned Music Show, Perkigioth radio show, Sleepy Eyes Knits podcast, Suffering From Sanity podcast, Kidscastco.uk podcast, Car Cast podcast, Madd Radio, Eartaste podcast, Amplified podcast, Musictogousa.com, Coal Cracker radio, Sonic Gumbo, Seattle Sounds radio, Livin Rocks Radio, Unknown Radio, CRMK FM 89.8 Milton Keynes, Play Radio UK, Second Floor Lounge podcast, Awesome Radio.net, Bandhouse Live radio, Gator broadcasting and Naked Brain Radio.

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Bio

Mossback was formed in 1994 by Brennan McFeely and Paul Adams. A chance meeting at The Keg in the U-district brought lead guitarist Curt Hamblet aboard and the lineup began to solidify. Through ads in the Rocket Layne Bouche and Sandy Greenbaum were brought in on bass and drums respectively. And so began a ten year odyssey. Mossback played many local venues in and around the Seattle area. They began plying their spare money into recording, working with top notch producers Kevin Suggs, Gary King and Scott Ross to develop their unique sound. "Mishmash" is the culmination of a decade of writing and recording and contains a wide variety of musical genres and styles. There's something here for everybody. For those who like hard rock check out "On Your Own" and "Sanity"...For those preferring a softer sound there's "Cold Wind" and "Annalisa". Grunge rockers will like "Junkie Town" and "Nothin Left To Give". And for the politically conscious check out "Cloak of No Consequence", a song about the Tibetan struggle with genuine Tibetans' chanting and singing backgrounds. Enjoy