

31 Knots
31 Knots fuses complex rhythms with jagged guitars for mathematical songs that zigzag through changes and anxious start-stop riffs, calling to mind Sonic Youth, Modest Mouse, the Ex, and even Fugazi's more challenging work. Experimentalists on par with bands like Tortoise, the members of 31 Knots stand apart by playing music that is distinctly rock & roll, though not easily classifiable as prog rock or math rock. Guitarist Joe Haege and bassist Jay Winebrenner have been played under the 31 Knots moniker for years, but it was when they added ...[more]
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Having received accolades from Magnet, Copper Press, San Francisco Bay Guardian, and many others, 31Knots return with their third full-length and first on Polyvinyl. They released two critically acclaimed full-lengths, toured with Q And Not U, and most recently toured Japan, selling out Tokyo. "31Knots know their Yes, and they know how to make Fugazi and Slint sound exactly like Yes. This is John Anderson fronting Modest Mouse, and it works so well that 31Knots will be the flagship band when the term 'prog [ read more ]
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The best music is always truly indefinable. Words can't truly describe Tom Waits' caterwaul the same way they can't explain what it feels like to experience the deafening volume of a J. Mascis guitar solo. Portland, Oregon's prolific 31Knots have described their sound as "post-apocalyptic Vaudevillian punk," and while that's an apt description, it doesn't begin to express the level of demented-pop brilliance on the band's latest full-length, The Days and Nights of Everything Anywhere. Thanks to an ex [ read more ]
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31Knots has have ripened to full maturity with thought provoking and well written music in a time when substance is quickly giving way to music of commerce. They've shared stages with Menomena, Q And Not U, Deerhoof, and Dirty Projectors.
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Insound LP+MP3! Purchase the vinyl format of Worried Well and you'll receive a link to download the MP3s for free immediately after check-out! VINYL FORMAT. 31Knots has have ripened to full maturity with thought provoking and well written music in a time when substance is quickly giving way to music of commerce. They've shared stages with Menomena, Q And Not U, Deerhoof, and Dirty Projectors.
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31Knots has have ripened to full maturity with thought provoking and well written music in a time when substance is quickly giving way to music of commerce. They've shared stages with Menomena, Q And Not U, Deerhoof, and Dirty Projectors.
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Previously only available as a Japanese import. Mixed and mastered by Deerhoof's Greg Saunier. All four songs are exclusive to this CD EP. Includes one unlisted bonus track. Portland's 31Knots know their Yes, and they know how to make Fugazi and Slint sound exactly like Yes. This is John Anderson fronting Modest Mouse, and it works so well that 31Knots will be the flagship band when the term 'prog pop' enters our lexicon" - Magnet.
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A precursor to the upcoming full-length. Polemics expands the band's sound with the addition of new instrumentation, new timbre, and further experimentation on their syncopated style. "Their sound swipes Fugazi's muscular rhythms and Gang Of Four's energetic musical dialectic, along with King Crimson and Yes' proggy forays into chord progressions unknown" - SF Bay Guardian.
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VINYL FORMAT. The best music is always truly indefinable. Words can't truly describe Tom Waits' caterwaul the same way they can't explain what it feels like to experience the deafening volume of a J. Mascis guitar solo. Portland, Oregon's prolific 31Knots have described their sound as "post-apocalyptic Vaudevillian punk," and while that's an apt description, it doesn't begin to express the level of demented-pop brilliance on the band's latest full-length, The Days and Nights of Everything Anywhere. T [ read more ]
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The Rehearsal Dinner EP is an eclectic five-song album that displays 31knots' broad musical vision and ability to stretch things out without going astray, to write a seafaring epic without lapsing into predictability, and to churn a scorching, angsty rocker out of their beings. All this without the morass of trying to sound like five different bands on five different songs- that'd be twenty-five bands, if our math is correct; this is 31knots, from beginning to end.
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'31knots is going full-steam ahead, stealing from only the best: the trio's latest album title, A Word Is Also a Picture of a Word (54°40' or Fight!), was cribbed from Don DeLillo's Libra; their sound swipes Fugazi's muscular rhythms and Gang of Four's energetic musical dialectic, along with King Crimson and Yes' proggy forays into chord progressions unknown. It's all on the up-and-up, however, because the end result is so listenable ? sharp edges, impassioned vocals, and all.' - SF Bay Guardian
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Portland, Oregon's 31Knots unveiled their third full-length album in 2003 with the release of the ten-song It Was High Time to Escape on Michigan's 54 40 or Fight Records. Leading the Northwest wave of [ read more ]
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Previously only available as a Japanese import. Mixed and mastered by Deerhoof's Greg Saunier. All four songs are exclusive to this CD EP. Includes one unlisted bonus track. Portland's 31Knots know their Yes, and they know how to make Fugazi and Slint sound exactly like Yes. This is John Anderson fronting Modest Mouse, and it works so well that 31Knots will be the flagship band when the term 'prog pop' enters our lexicon" - Magnet.
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