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Other uses|Firewater (disambiguation)!FirewaterInfobox musical artist | name = Firewater| image = Firewater (2).JPG| caption = Firewater performing at Globaltica World Culture Festival in Gdynia, Poland| landscape = yes| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = New York, New York , US| genre = Alternative rock , gypsy punk , klezmer , cabaret , ska , jazz | label = Bloodshot Records, Noisolution Records| associated_acts =| website =| current_members =| past_members = Firewater is an American band founded by former Cop Shoot Cop frontman Tod A. in New York City in 1997.
A self-described "world punk" band, Firewater incorporate many diverse elements of world music with punk rock rhythms, including cabaret , ska , jazz , folk music|folk and most notably Eastern Europe an influences such as klezmer and romani (people)|gypsy music, which has led to their inclusion in the gypsy punk genre.
As of 2012, Firewater has released six studio albums and has seen some success, particularly in Europe and on United States college radio stations. They are currently signed to Bloodshot Records .
Biography
After Tod left his previous group, Cop Shoot Cop , he quickly regrouped and formed Firewater to explore the styles of music Cop Shoot Cop had only hinted at, including klezmer, gypsy, jazz and ska forms. Labeled a musical collective , Tod has remained Firewater's only consistent member, acting as singer-songwriter and bassist/guitarist. Throughout their fluctuating line-up, the band has occasionally featured numerous notable musicians, including Duane Denison of the Jesus Lizard , Yuval Gabay of Soul Coughing , Jennifer Charles of Elysian Fields (band)|Elysian Fields , Hahn Rowe , Tamir Muskat and Ori Kaplan of Gogol Bordello and Balkan Beat Box .cite web |url= http://www.bloodshotrecords.com/artist/firewater |title=Firewater bio |publisher= Bloodshot Records
Their album, Songs We Should Have Written (2004), is a collection of cover song s. It includes songs written by Robyn Hitchcock , The Rolling Stones ("Paint It Black" reinterpreted as a crawlingly slow raga which "shove(s) a few depressants|downers down the song's throat to counter the original version's adrenaline -fueled fire"cite web|last=Gilstrap |first=Andrew |url= http://popmatters.com/music/reviews/f/firewater-songsweshould.shtml |title=popmatters review |publisher=Popmatters.com |date= |accessdate=2011-10-20), and a "dark and sweet" take of Sonny and Cher 's " The Beat Goes On ", described as "10 times more ominous and 20 times more pleasurable" than the original.cite web|url= http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/1294 |title=Dusted magazine review |publisher=Dustedmagazine.com |date=2004-03-01 |accessdate=2011-10-20 The album also includes a modern rendition of the Johnny Cash anthem " Folsom Prison Blues ".
After recording Songs We Should Have Written , Singer Tod A took an extended, three year sabbatical, travelling through Thailand, India, Pakistan, Turkey and Indonesia and chronicling his experiences on his blog "Postcards from the Other Side of the World." During this time, he wrote and recorded the band's sixth studio album The Golden Hour with the help of various local musicians and friends, including Firewater producer Tamir Muskat . The record was released May 6, 2008, through Bloodshot records in USA and Noise-o-lution in Europe.
Firewater's seventh studio album, International Orange , is set for release in September 2012, accompanied by international touring.
Discography
Get Off the Cross, We Need the Wood for the Fire (1996) - Jetset
The Ponzi Scheme (1998) - Uptown/Universal
Psychopharmacology (2001) - Jetset
The Man on the Burning Tightrope (2003) - Jetset
Songs We Should Have Written (2004) - Jetset
The Golden Hour (2008) - Bloodshot
International Orange (2012) - Bloodshot
Album appearances
Live at KEXP Vol.5 - "Electric City" (2009)
References
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External links
http://home.earthlink.net/~thetodhole The Tod Hole - A Firewater, Cop Shoot Cop, and related band depository
Allmusic|class=artist|id=p17526/biography|pure_url=yes Firewater at allmusic
http://www.myspace.com/realfirewater Firewater on MySpace
http://postcards.blogs.com/ Postcards from the Other Side of the World
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