Yawpers - Human Question (CD)

The Yawpers planted their flag at the intersection of the delta, the dive bar, and the mosh pit. We're proud to drag their most feral albums back to the turntable. Four years after American Man, the band moved to Chicago's Electrical Audio to record Human Question live to tape with producer Alex Hall. The result was a record Americana UK called a ""shambolic rock and roll"" masterpiece, earning a 10/10 for it's refusal to Polish it's own edges. While American Man was a ""frantic folk stomp,"" Human Question shifted into what Punk Rock Theory dubbed ""pedal-punk,"" a noisy cocktail of psychobilly and gospel, presented here on sunburst splash vinylThese records aren't just artifacts of a specific scene; they are honed to a shiv point, designed to cut through the noise of an oversaturated market. Restored and remastered with original posters dropped in for good measure, these are loud, lean, and necessary.

The Yawpers are the sheep in wolf's clothing. Through their first three albums, the group divined a signature style-what Pitchfork described as ""an expansive vision of rock 'n' roll, one that cherrypicks from various folk traditions: punk, rockabilly, blues, whatever they might have on hand or find in the trash."" The sound is a front-heavy, groovy, fire & brimstone punk-blues overlying a dynamic and metaphysical roots rock. On their fourth album Human Question, the Denver trio zooms out to a more vast and accessible stylistic and spiritual universe. The 38-minute thrill ride generates growth and cathartic self-reflection for audience and performer alike. If there was justice in this world, the Yawpers would be the savior that rock and roll didn't know it was waiting for.