The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer (alternative blues, rock)

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Shawn ‘The Harpoonist’ Hall and Matthew ‘The Axe Murderer’ Rogers evoke much more than just grisly nautical imagery. Armed with an arsenal of harmonicas, a mess of foot percussion, and a road-worn Telecaster, the Vancouver duo kick out raw and primal blues in the tradition of a ‘decades-deep blues style’ (Scott Brown, What’s up Yukon), while infusing the genre with a jolt of renewed energy. Their influences range from the iconic songwriting of Willie Dixon to the boundary pushing of Jack White and Danger Mouse but their sound is distinctly their own, smothered in greasy, gritty soul and imbued with funk. The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer released their self-titled album in 2008, which was followed in 2012 by the widely acclaimed ‘Checkered Past’.

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TRACK LIST:

1 By & By                                                      2 Why da Hafta

3 Boiler Cooker Man                                     4 1, 2, 3 Women (Too Many?)

5 Love Me 'Fore Yuh Leave Me                    6 Brother Down

7 She's Got                                                   8 Goodbye Midtown

9 Sarah                                                         10 Another Man Done Gone

11 Ghosts                                                      12 Angels

The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer - 2008

TRACK LIST:

1 Shake It 2:30                                             2 Wake Up 3:43

3 Roll With The Punches 3:16                      4 Get Out 3:35

5 The Sky Is Falling 3:56                              6 Are You Listening Lord? 3:33

7 Can't Judge A Book 3:46                           8 Nothing To Lose 3:08

9 Be My Woman 1:37                                   10 Mellow Down Easy 3:08

11 Too Late Virginia 3:18                              12 Chevrolet 4:08

13 Burning Bridges 3:46

Checkered Past - 2011

TRACK LIST:

Black and Blue                                            Do Whatcha

Tea for Two                                                  Mama's In The Backseat

Closer to Death                                           Feel Me Now

Don't Make 'em Like they Used To             My Paradise

In And Out Of Love                                     Sweat This Pain

Cry a Little                                                  In The End

Act Your Age                                              A Real Fine Noise

A Real Fine Mess - 2014

TRACK LIST:

Get Ready                                                   Nancy

Forever Fool                                               I'm Back

Pretty Please                                              Treat Me Kind

Running                                                      Promises, Promises

Save Me From Another Day                       Marianne (20,00 Acres of Moonlight)

Father's Son                                               Situate Yourself

Fragile

Apocalipstick - 2017

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