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Pray for Rain – Out Now!

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

Our first full-length album is now available.
It’s free to download (or name your own price if you’d like to leave a tip).
The CD comes in ultra-hip packaging made of recycled materials, with a big ol’ fold-out poster.
Check it out at:

Mutts – Pray for Rain

It’s been on the CMJ Top 200 chart for college radio airplay all 4 weeks since it’s release, peaking at #107 so far. It also made a list on the Huffington Post.
Here’s what some other kind folks have said about it:
“… with so many angles—so many stories, so many tones and sounds—ragged, raw, explosive, all these words are just a taste, a first-bite, a start to describing something so human.”Hiawatha Review
“To say that an artist is “coming forward with a truly unique sound” is a cliché that, more often than not, doesn’t even truly apply, as there is very little ground that hasn’t been traversed before. However, that is the most accurate way to describe this album and its feel.”Lumino Magazine

Give it a spin and let us know what you think! Thanks for listening.

Pray for Rain Chicago CD Release Party

Friday, October 7th, 2011

Mutts - Pray for Rain CD Release Party

Thursday, December 1st

2011 W. North Avenue Chicago, IL 60647
8:00pm | 21+ | $5

Directions | Facebook Event

This is a special event, and we’re happy to share it with Hemmingbirds, Glittermouse and Sleepy Kitty. We’re going to celebrate the release of our first full-length album, which is called Pray For Rain.

Everyone in attendance can get a copy of the limited first pressing before the official release date of Dec 13.

If you’re not in Chicago, or you can’t wait until December, preview and pre-order the CD here. You’ll get a couple tracks right away, and we will mail your copy out on December 5.

The CD comes in a matte finish digi-pack with cover photography by Lisa Victoria Geisler – click here for more information on the images. The inside photo is by Bob Buckstaff. CD also includes a poster with the full cover photo and hand-written lyrics.

Mutts - Pray for Rain - Debut LP coming December 13, 2011 - Cover image is a barn submerged halfway up its walls by a flood, taken by Lisa Marie Geisler of the man-made Missouri River floods in the summer of 2011

For those of us without five bones to spare, it’ll be a free MP3 download here on release day, December 13, 2011.

Recording Journal Part Five

Saturday, June 18th, 2011

Recording | Day 2 | Video

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

Mutts recording journal, day 2:
The second session at Dan Smart’s place, and we got two new songs down. Once again we tracked keys, bass and drums live, then added some auxiliary bits of keys and percussion. This video has un-mastered rough mixes of both songs, whose working titles are “Throwback Jersey aka RICH” and “Dirty Ol’ Bastard aka DIRTY.”

Bob Buckstaff – Bass, electric guitbox, special effects
Chris Faller – Drums, tambo, car horgan
Mike Maimone – Keys, noises, auxiliary barks
Dan Smart – Mics, bells, whistles
Lucy – Lead barks, yaps, growls

2 days down, 3 songs tracked. Hope to have it all wrapped up this year and it seems on schedule (famous last words, I know). In the meantime, our first 3 EPs are still free here.

And we’ve got a new Mutts Mailing List sign-up contest where you can win free signed CDs, handmade unique Mutts merch, or an autographed copy of the new LP when it’s finished this Fall. Check it out here.

Mailing List Contest

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

Win free signed Mutts EPs, handmade merch or an autographed copy of the forthcoming LP.

Sign up for the Mutts Mailing List using the box on the left to enter!

Here’s how it works:

  1. Each week we will randomly select one newsletter subscriber to win all 3 Mutts CDs.
  2. Once per month we’ll select a subscriber to get a unique Mutts treasure.
  3. The grand prize will be a signed LP to 5 newsletter members this Fall.
  4. We will email the winner(s) each Sunday to find out where they’d like the goods sent – so keep an eye on that inbox.

    Thanks for listening, spreading the word about Mutts, and keeping in touch!

Recording | Day 1 | Video

Tuesday, February 8th, 2011

Here’s a video journal from our first session at Dan Smart’s home studio, the place we’ll record much of our new album. We tracked keys, bass and drums live, then added vocals and some auxiliary bits of keys and tambourine. This video has an un-mastered rough mix of the tune, “Not Ready.”

Bob Buckstaff – Bass, camera, acoustic guitar
Chris Faller – Drums, tambo, dissonance
Mike Maimone – Keys, vocals, Wild Turkey
Dan Smart – Microphones, Widgets, Gadgets

Even though we’re just one day into recording and but one song tracked, we are excited to get a full-length album out by the end of this year. Wish us luck. And in the meantime, our first 3 EPs are still free at:
download.muttsmusic.com


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