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Running Sore
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Out of 10 votes - Similar Artists: Mountain Goats, Magnetic Fields, Half Japanese, Yo La Tengo
Out of 10 votes
- Location: Ames, Iowa, United States
- Genre: Alternative/Punk » Alternative Folk
Editor's review
Primitive and lo-fi might describe Ames, Iowa’s Running Sore on the surface, but behind the wall of psychosis and sleepiness of this loose collective is a cold, stark realism that fans of naïve rock and folk will find compelling.
Biography
Evolving out of unfit songs for then indie punk fore-project King Kong's Dick, Andy Mitchell started releasing a sporadic stream of homespun cassettes and CDs under the title of Running Sore. (lifted from a song by another band based on a Samuel Beckett play)
After a dozen line-up changes, and reinventions Running Sore is now running strong as a fore-runner for Ames, IA's Alt-Country/Indie Pop scene. Now playing out fairly regularly, and recently releasing a split LP with Of Insects, and The Cryogenic Strawberries, Running Sore is currently at the top of their game. Catch them now before they're too trendy to listen to.
currently in the group,
andy - plays guitar and banjo, voice
joe terry - plays bass guitar
katie kennedy - plays accordion and guitar, voice
adam hawkins - plays bass and drums
jason lippard - saxomaphone
derrick - drums and cymbals
tracks hosted here are mostly just andy with maybe kate on one of them.
