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Monday, Feb. 9, 2009

Jim Pullman: A Great of 2008

Yes, yes, yes, we've heard a lot about how the Eau Claire-based Jim Pullman Band was on The WB. Yes, he's played a fajillion shows. There's just one thing, have you actually listened to Pullman's most recent album, The End of the Beginning? (CD Baby) Released last summer without a ton of hype (and that's typical of all these guys' work – lots of goodness without a ton of bells, whistles, and gimmicky thrills) it took me this long to really sit down with it. Eric "pedals" Thompson, and Joe Gunderson lay down track after track of solid, if fairly mainstream, indie rock while Jim's voice croons over churning guitars. These guys have been doing this forever, and it totally shows in the production and polished sound that has quickly become JPB's hallmark. "Meteor" is by far the best track, a song that conjures up the best parts of Foo Fighters or Ryan Adams, but that's not to say you won't find a ton of awesome stuff on this record. When you're done with all the angsty winter of Bon Iver, it's nice to know that we have a group that can conjure up at least one other Wisconsin season. Best if enjoyed with a giant PBR and a good attitude. Check them out on Myspace, Virb, or Reverb Nation.

LISTEN: "Meteor"

LISTEN: "Fiasco-A-Go-G0"

 

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Comments (5)

Ruralfox
02/10/09

GarKerKi loves JPB

Brent K
02/09/09

Good point, unfortunately this Great of 08 is no where to be found in here...

http://volumeone.org/magazine/articles/308/2008_Local_Year_in_Review.html/page/4

nickm
02/09/09

Brent K, there were full stories on JPB in the following issues: August 2002, November 2005, and June 2008. That's what I can find at a quick glance, and that's not counting various sidebars and expanded calendar listings... just an FYI. And we've had them at the Thursday night concert series every year...

Brent K
02/09/09

Cool, its about time V1 started giving these guys the coverage they deserve.

Brian Bethke
02/09/09

This is a great album and a must have!

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