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On The Verge

The Moondoggies

Seattle, Wash.
New, Old Souls
www.moondoggiesmusic.com

When Seattle-based quartet The Moondoggies released its debut album in 2008, the band sounded like a veteran act. Evoking the spirit of early-‘70s rock and roll, with traces of bluegrass and country, the group’s heartfelt lyrics and languid melodies were the musical equivalent of a worn, vintage army jacket. The Moondoggies’ latest album, Tidelands, offers an even more doleful collection of songs. “It’s harder to write happy songs,” says vocalist and guitarist Kevin Murphy. “It’s easier to be in the songwriting mood when you’re feeling on the somber side.” Tidelands is an ode to Ketchikan, Alaska, where he and his family would visit to escape the city when he was child. “It was very important for me to do,” he says of the album. “It was a more productive way of dealing with things. I felt like a lot of the album was about working through issues that had to be put into a physical form somehow.”

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John Matesanz October 25, 2010, 16:58:31

The Moondoggies are pretty good. I dig the sound ….. check this out though …. I was just at the Shawnee, Ill. regional rainbow gathering and some one gave me a free CD of Discordian Society ….. we smoked fatties and listened to this CD for 2 days on the drive back to NoCal ….. check ‘em out http://www.discordianmusic.com

Josh Lawler November 4, 2010, 21:25:16

Moondoggies is a band I’ll listen to for the rest of my life. If they don’t continue to make music, i’ll listen to the first two albums and the EP’s on repeat. And @John Matesanz… go somewhere else with your spam.

Manoranjan July 21, 2012, 01:06:13

Pixies covers/tributes are a tough thing. You are right; they are sort of tohetger-ish at times in the modern era, which may or may not make them off-limits, but their impact was made nearly 20 years ago now (oh. my. god.), so it’s kinda hard to tell someone that it’s not OK to cover them. There is a great Pixies cover band from my area called No. 13 Baby. They say themselves that things were awesome for them… right up until the Pixies got “back tohetger”. However, contrary to Tom’s experience, I really enjoy watching bands that play Pixies songs and pretty much do them justice. Honestly, seeing a great Pixies cover band was almost better than seeing the Pixies themselves at Bumbershoot a few years ago…