As Country Mice, they rally together to craft apocalyptic ballads through home-made amplifier hazes that thicken into funnel clouds, drums that stomp-clap sedately before the storm peaks, and bass tones that thicken the bloodstream. Rueger draws on his small town rearing with sophistication beyond the ordinarily romantic and reductive Americana troubadour, and his songwriting is anything but dime a dozen. Strong traces of Neil Young and Wilco are mixed into modern experimental guitar sounds that any fan of mid-90′s Sonic Youth and Dinosaur Jr. will love.
Their debut, Twister is a record that sonically chisels through the calloused shell of glossy rock & roll to find the dissonant live wire beneath and play it for all its worth. It tells a tale of strained memory: the hardships, joys, and love of growing up in a small town in the Midwest, with the hopes and dreams of traveling the world – a record for every kid seeing the big world from his small bedroom window.
Avoiding the typical Brooklyn sound of low-fi haze…this album is melodic, twangy and markedly country. The only thing really “Brooklyn” about the band is the way in which it was recorded (in the basement of bassist Mike Feldman’s parent’s house). It’s refreshingly honest and humble, really highlighting the bands mid-western roots.
“Rural power-indie-rock” NEW YORK TIMES
“[Country Mice] do not sound like a Brooklyn band. That’s kind of a compliment….There’s a healthy does of country thrown into their distorted, anthemic attack.” PITCHFORK
“Country Mice has unapologetically cultivated a twangy blend of alt-country and classic indie rock” THE NEW YORKER
Super zvuce ovi Mice,bas:)!
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