Tumbledown - Tumbledown (2009)

Artist : Tumbledown
Genre : Rockabilly / Acoustic / Country
Album : Tumbledown
Location : Bremerton, Washington, United States
Website : http://www.myspace.com/tumbledowncountry
Label : End Sounds
Releases : 5/19/2009
Available Format : CD, Digital

Description :
Mike Herrera may be best known for being the frontman of MxPx but his solo project, Tumbledown, is the flipside of MXPX's distinctive punk rock sound. Herrera's country music project may have been a long time coming but it's definitely worth the wait. The record is still in the very early stages and there is no current release date. Check here for performance dates and for news on Tumbledown's much anticipated first release.

Track Listing :
1. Let's Drink
2. Butcher of San Antone
3. Break Out of History
4. Movin' On
5. I’m Still Here [feat. John Davis (Superdrag)]
6. State Line
7. Came Here To Fight
8. Second Hand High
9. My Sweet Darling Dear [feat. Jeff Turner (Say Anything)]
10. Son Of A Gun [feat. Jon Snodgrass (Drag The River, Armchair Martian)]
11. Homeward Bound

Members :
Marshall Trotland (standup bass)
Mike Herrera (songwriter / lead vocals / guitar)
Jack Parker (lead guitar)
Harley Trotland (drums)

Biography 2009 :
Under the influence of great American songwriters, countless punk rock shows, pop music and folk musical legends, Mike Herrera's Tumbledown was born. Forged from Herrera’s experiences on tour – miles and miles of landscape, experience, and the lonely open road, Tumbledown encompasses the love and heartbreak that comes with a life spent on the move, away from home in Bremerton, WA. While the world-traveling musician may be most well-known as the dynamic bassist and lead singer of the Left Coast three-piece MxPx, beneath all the tattoos and piercings, the ranting and stage-wrecking, Herrera has long been an acoustic wielding songsmith. His alt/country/pop-punk-a-billy solo project Tumbledown is at the root and on the flipside of all that (distinctive) punk rock.

“It's all about the songs,” Herrera says. “What it sounds like depends on who you are.”

The music carries an old-school country-western swagger, reminiscent of Hank Williams, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash, with Herrera strumming a big dreadnaught acoustic over a chugging snare drum and stand-up bass. Guitarist Jack Parker adds to the Americana, with swiftly meandering, mean lead work.

“I don't claim that we're a country band... we're just a band...I just like the fact that it's a different sound,” Herrera says. “Different than a country band, different than a punk rock band, different than a rockabilly band -- we're somewhere there in the ether, somewhere in between it all.” http://www.endsounds.com