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Members: billy, jimmy, jason, dave,

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now on itunes !!!!!!!!!!!!!
now on itunes !!!!!!!!!!!!!
now on itunes !!!!!!!!!!!!!
now on itunes !!!!!!!!!!!!!
now on itunes !!!!!!!!!!!!!
now on itunes !!!!!!!!!!!!!

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news - among wolves is back in the studio ! look for the new album this summer.



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Among Wolves are beautiful, yet destructive at times, indie-alt/country. The Among Wolves story started in Philadelphia in winter 2001 with founder Billy Tiedeken, aka Haywood. Along with the help of his friend and ex-member Matt Tozer, Haywood started recording experimental lo-fi country folk songs with chaotic sonic textures. After moving to Baltimore in early 2004 he met up with an old friend, Jimmy Cahill, also from Philadelphia. Right away the two began writing and recording songs in a small Baltimore apartment on Saint Paul Street. Apartment living kept the music they were creating on the quieter acoustic side, and the desire to create interesting but accessible music pushed them to become more creative with sounds and production ideas.

Using instruments like the theremin, short wave radios, old casio keyboards, toys, and synthesizers, the sound became more than just quiet alt/country. In a span of about nine months they recorded over 70 songs and were getting a hundred plus plays a day on various websites.

This collaboration caught the attention of multi-instrumentalist/producer Jason Butcher and bassist/drummer Dave Godman. When their band, Chivalry, fell apart, the two joined Among Wolves. With this new addition, the band began to add Beach Boys/Beatlesque harmonies, rock like The Who, and make beautiful, piercing noise like The Flaming Lips. On the flipside, they can still strip it all down and be a great country roots band using instruments such as upright bass, banjo, and lap steel.

The music of Among Wolves is deeply personal, expressing life experiences through stories and characters that come to life through their songs. The band recorded the 7 songs on their Beechfields debut (due this spring) in a few days in a basement studio, with the help of many bottles of whiskey. The first printing will be limited to only 100 copies, so make sure to get yours before they run out. For fans of The Beach Boys, Flaming Lips, Townes Van Zandt, Neil Young, Will Oldham, Gram Parsons, and Guided By Voices.


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Among Wolves are being played now on 89.7 WTMD so makes sure you listen and request our stuff.


Keep your eyes out for the forthcoming Beechfields compilation cd which will feature a new Among Wolves song that is not found on our self-titled album.


For booking info - please email amongwolvesmusic@yahoo.com or contact us on our myspace page.


SHOW REVIEWS

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Among Wolves put on the best performance of the night. Their music is fresh and unheard of in my mind. Who can blend experimental indie pop rock with synthesizers seamlessly with straight up country rock? Among Wolves. They threw it down, even throwing a Johnny Cash cover into the mix when they did the band member switch-a-roo (bass player played drums-piano player played bass- drummer played lead guitar and sang). If you get a chance, please go check them out...they put on a show that is worth every cent. Pasta Primaveraon - 1/12/07 LO-FI Social Club


ALBUM REVIEWS

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"Among Wolves mixes a little Beechwood Sparks, with a little Sadies and a touch of Jayhawks to get at their hybrid sunny California-jangle-pop meets midwestern americana rock." Songs: Illinois

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Speaking of risk takers...enter Among Wolves. They're a folk-alt-country-pop-experimental band from Baltimore. I know you're looking at that description and saying WTF, but you can't really narrow these guys down any more. Here's my take. It's as if the Allman Brothers were travelin' west on a prairie wagon with their standard instruments to play. Along the way they picked up a theremin, short wave radios, casio keyboards, toys, and synthesizers. Then they reinvented themselves by playing Beach Boys songs for the rest of the trip. Basically Among Wolves has a strong grasp of the history of American music and can pretty much play it all. Instead of it sounding like mush, they blend it seamlessly into a unique modern style that should earn them acclaim in the future. Go...be...among wolves. Pasta Primavera

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Wonderfully accessible, yet innovative, alt-country songwriting that hardly fits into a genre.

Among Wolves self-titled album is an impressive blend of the experimental and the accessible. The group combines these elements with an ease and grace that creates a really enjoyable listen. Influences are as wide-ranging as Wilco, The Flaming Lips, Death Cab for Cutie and The Beach Boys. Among Wolves, however, have a sound that is all their own.

As the album opens, it is clear right away from the psychedelic Sleep and Dream that the band is far from ordinary, with its slow, dreamy synths and distortion. Following this is the fun tune Black Eyed Susan, that shows how Among Wolves could fit the category of alt-country. The hand claps and harmonies, along with a great piano part, make this song one of the most memorable on Among Wolves.

An admirable element of the album is the involvement of all members in different ways. The foursome can all sing (very well, too) and each plays a variety of instruments, from the average guitar, bass, drums, and piano, to the unusual use of lap steel, harp, banjo, bowed upright bass, violin, and toy xylophone. The extensive instrumentation and vocal diversity keep the album fresh and interesting throughout. There is never a dull moment.

Bottle is another standout track. This short and sweet, up-tempo jingle infuses the album with energy, after the slower tracks that precede it. The bright-sounding organ gives a happy feel to a song that includes the dark lyric: if youre looking for me, Ill be at the bottom of a bottle. In the next track Seems to Me, the banjo plays an important role, as it really makes the chorus stand out.

With a clear Beach Boys influence in Baltimore, Among Wolves give a shout-out to their hometown in Maryland, with a hauntingly pretty ending on the keyboard. It flows nicely into the methodically-paced Love pt. 7, that blends banjo, mandolin, and violin, amid other unique sounds. Among Wolves ends with Winter Days, leaving the listener entirely satisfied. This album has a completeness to it that makes it enjoyable to listen to again and again, and it is highly recommended. Independent Clauses - Megan Morgan

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"I hate labeling bands and forcing them into one category or another, but some bands sort of encompass and define a genre and then it's probably not such a bad idea, and in this case it might be the best way to describe them. Anyway, Among Wolves are an alt-country band to the fullest extent, and don't get me wrong, that's awesome. While making a sound that's incredibly optimistic and uplifting, it's good to hear the lyrics are not just about partying and having a great time, but seem a little more personal and heartfelt ("I'd love to see you/Out on the porch swingin/Back and forth and/Back and forth/You blocked the sun/You blocked the days from my eyes" off "Love Pt. 7). I mean since Kings of Leon became "art rock" and gave up trying to make good music (I thought Because Of The Times was garbage, shoot me) and Modest Mouse kind of got used up and overplayed (don't really know how I'll justify this one but We Were Dead... just didn't have the same timelessness that Good News... or The Moon and Antarctica did), there's just been a void of musicians that make music cooped up in a basement while downing bottles of whiskey and luckily, Among Wolves fill that void with a sound that's as much The Beach Boys as it is Howlin' Wolf." Dan Kagan @ Panda Toes

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"Among Wolves self-titled album is an impressive blend of the experimental and the accessible. The group combines these elements with an ease and grace that creates a really enjoyable listen. " Independent Clauses

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"This whole indie alt-country thing is amazing aint it? Among Wolves is another notch on that freakin rad belt. Formed in Philly in 01, they began to record lo-fi alt-country tunes and then moved to Baltimore where the group really started to take shape. Using such diverse instruments as a theremin, short wave radios, toys, synthesizers, and old Casio keyboards, Among Wolves is not what you might expect out of alt-country. But when they break out the lap steel, upright bass, and banjo they most certainly are. How often can you say youve heard a band capable of managing all of that and not sounding like a total disaster? Indeed this collection of tunes is accessible, digestible, and yet firmly to the left of anything youd ever hope to find popping up in the mainstream (or underground for that matter). Devilishly clever, you wonder if they were at that famous crossroads along with Robert Johnson making a deal too." Smother: J-Sin

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"Among Wolves provides the perfect Grizzly Beach Boy/House harmonies to start and end your days." Butter Team

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"We start with an ethereal soothing sound, then some well-timed hand claps traveling into a country twang that made me grimace." Score Magazine

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The record itself contains a little bit of both rock and country, with many very strong songs. Among Wolves does a very capable job of being imitativeaping Wilco (Yankee Hotel Foxtrot-era on When Were Dead, and pure Summerteeth on Bottle), Ryan Adams (The Weight), or the Beach Boys (unashamedly, on Baltimore). But the band is at its best when at its most original, and coincidentally, most country. Tunes like Hard to Die and Seems to Me are driven by free-and-easy backbeats and textured instrumentals from the lap steel and banjo. And even though the coarse flashiness of Haywoods delivery and the droning, stoner-rock guitars of Black Eyed Susan recall Yo La Tengo, the song explodes nicely into three shout-n-clap-along choruses. Urbanite: Robbie Whelan

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AMONG WOLVES- S/T- THE BEECHFIELDS- Philly guys who seem like they play truly cos they love it. The kind guys who probably dont care if they ever get signed to a big label and practice 4 times a week for 8 hours at a clip. I hear bits of My Morning Jacket and Neil Young. I really liked Jason Butchers Hard to Die. dagger zine

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Bottle-Swirling organ recalls the psychedelic 60s flavor of dance, with some extremely cool guitar crunching during the last minute of the song. Ive tried to dream the lyrics deeply and see how much they affect he dance? How come when I ask you the simplest question. . .Do you love him? You said that you loved him I guess you changed your mind. I havent found the answer because Im too busy moving to think. Definitely a tune to keep the dance floor filled on hump day, while the bottles of beer and other beverages sit on the table gathering water beads for 2 minutes. Those bottles sure look good after dancing so hard, but get a few slugs in quick cause these guys drag you right back up with the shoutout tune, Just In Case. This tune takes us on a completely different, slower dance movement, and includes a deeper story. Very cool played back-to-back. Hard to Die-Im fast asleep in the colour of your eyes. Dont fret the words, this lovely lively hump day tune have my feet smiling happily even as I gulp down a plate of chips and a nice iced cold long necked Lone Star. Its easy to hear the tambourine man swinging that tiny instrument back and forth around my legs as I head up one side of the floor and down the other. The musicians could be from next door, or from 2000 miles away in California, or 2000 miles in the other direction in Massachussetts. Universal American dance music. The shout-out tune, When Were Dead slows down the dance and features more flavors as we hear the tree are on fire and visit small town America and hear the church bells ringing from the steeple in your town. Eartaste

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email: amongwolvesmusic@yahoo.com

http://www.musicfreedom.com/amongwolves/

Among Wolves ~ (untitled - this summer!!!! 2008)
Among Wolves ~ Among Wolves (2007)
Among Wolves ~ 2006 - 2007 Demos (2007)
Among Wolves ~ The Country Sessions (2006)
Among Wolves ~ This Is A Wave Goodbye (2006)
Among Wolves ~ Baltimore (2005)
Transmission: End ~ A Brief History Of Time (2005)
Haywood ~ A Sailor Song (2002-2005)
Haywood ~ Haywood (2001)
Haywood ~ Early Years (1998-2000)










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Band Members are/were/ and sometimes

Billy Tiedeken

David Godman

Jason Butcher

Jimmy Cahill

Micah Huerta

Ryan Finnerin

Don Godman


----we play----

guitars, banjo, mandolin, bass, keyboards, synth, fender rhodes, short wave radio, switches, theremin, megaphone, toys, vocals, violin, field recordings, bells, lap steel, and the marching drum.