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As elder statesmen in Portlands music scene, long-running post-punk trio Woolen Men have seen the boom-and-bust genre cycle more times than they care to remember. But one era, in particular, stands out in drummer and songwriter Raf Spielmans mind as pivotal to the bands creative journey.
Its interesting being in Pacific Northwest. We were around when Naomi Punk showed up and all of a sudden everyone was doing the grunge thing again. We didnt go that route, and it passed very fast, he says. That was when we were like, We dont have to do any of this stuff. It doesnt matter. We can do whatever we want.”
Making the music they want without consideration of what might sell or whats popular at the moment is central to Woolen Mens DNA. In the decade that Spielman, guitarist Alex Geddes, and bassist Lawton Browning have played together as Woolen Men2018 marks exactly 10 years for the triotheyve doggedly remained committed to the DIY punk ethos that pre-dates the transmogrification of indie music from a lifestyle to a sound, while quietly amassing a discography of sterling releases on a jumble of formats that show a band crafting anoeuvreof what might once have been called college rock: intelligent, tuneful guitar rock with a streak of punk rock grit underneath the hooks. They also released the decades best political post-punk record years before the term angular guitars started showing up regularly in the music press again: 2015s instantly classicTemporary Monument(this isnt hyperbolego listen to it). -Bandcamp
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