Monday, August 11, 2003
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Richmond, Virginia-based Cracker, headed by Camper Van Beethoven's David Lowery, make pop records for anti-popsters. By melding rock riffs with country twang and quirky obscurity with singalong accessibility, the band has offered up a string of memorable tunes, including "Teen Angst," "Happy Birthday to Me," "Cracker Soul," "Sweet Thistle Pie," "Low," and "Eurotrash Girl."

This latest effort "Countrysides" -- due on October 14 on iMUSIC -- is sure to add to that list. The Crackerized cover songs of which it's comprised were developed under the pseudonym Ironic Mullet through careful, covert scientific methodology in roadhouses across this great land of ours, like Bubbas and The Rebel Lounge. (Think about it. Can a band called Cracker withstand the wrath of a true redneck?)

Cracker -- made up of Lowery, guitarist Johnny Hickman, keyboardist Kenny Margolis, bassist Brandy Wood and drummer Frank Funaro -- survived the experiment, with Countrysides as its manifestation. Proving once again that Cracker has the rare ability to step back and say, "What the world needs now...," even if it's a bad haircut and some chew.

So just lean on back. Put your boots up. Tilt that ten-gallon hat down low. Have a listen. Make sure to plug in your computational device and check out the bonus Quicktime movie to watch Lowery tell off those Carpetbaggers at Virgin. Don't ferget, it Ain't Gonna Suck Itself!

And, y'all stay tuned for details on a North American tour, y'hear?

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