*** NEW COFFINBERRY LP IN JUNE !***
Coffinberry’s new self-titled, 14-song album is being released in a limited vinyl edition of 500 copies from Collectible Escalators. The LP comes with a free digital download code, courtesy of Recordcode.com. Also beginning June 30, the album can be purchased via iTunes, Insound, and other internet-ish retailers.
About the new record:
"After their excellent post-rock debut, God Dam Dogs, Cleveland's Coffinberry change things up by unplugging the guitars. Stripping away the distortion, the album centers around acoustic driven shufflin' rock, complimented by the occasional wistful harmonica and tinkly piano. A few songs reintroduce post-rock roots, but even still, the new sense of direction coupled with drawled out vocals keeps things fairly downbeat. One thing that has remained is a distinct sense that you are listening to a band from the rust belt. Themes of isolation, blue collar work, and drinking run throughout, but somehow are buoyed with a spirit of optimism. It's music that raises you beyond where you live and who you are, no matter the circumstances."- Big Takeover
"Is this the best [Coffinberry have]? If it is, that is a feat that deserves the utmost praise and respect and, if not, then I am finding God and repenting because I never saw something this good in Cleveland’s future." —Dead Town Cleveland
"Days with Coffinberry’s self-titled full length were more than just some clichéd labor of love. It was an honor and a privilege. . . . The parts are normal, yet somehow the resultant whole is wonderfully refreshing, entrancing, and real." —Absolute Punk
"Coffinberry has actualized their sound, injecting some country reverb and lazy Lake Erie surfer vocals into the acid-rain rock of North Coast. . . . additional proof that there’s much more to Cleveland rock music than that Hall of Fame." —Agit Reader
"A fascinating bunch of roots-rockers, blue-collar folk stories and fuck-you love ballads, filtered and distorted to morph from acid folk into classic rock." —Cleveland Scene
"Tracks like 'Lorena' arrive like songs from their brethren 11th Dream Day, drenched with feedback undercurrents, driving pop, and early 1980’s Dylanesque rhythm . . ."
—Left of the Dial
"A crew of local blue-collar roots rockers, filtered, distorted, and re-recorded to morph everything from acid folk to heartland rock. . . . This is one of the best albums of the year — anywhere.
—Positively Cleveland
"It’s clearly rock, rootsy and lyrical, fun and infectious. . . . Cleveland should be proud." —Berkeley Place
About God Dam Dogs:
I ROCK CLEVELAND:
". one of the finest guitar rock albums to come out
of northeast Ohio in some time. The maturing
musicianship and songwriting is a big part of 'God Dam
Dogs', but an equal, or even bigger part of this album
is their continued ability to lay down swift, 2 and 3
minute rockers. 'God Dam Dogs' finds them making their
own sound, and it just happens to be god dam great."
ABSOLUTEPUNK:
"For some dudes from Ohio, Coffinberry do an eerily
good job of putting southern hospitality to music.
'Write This' has one of the catchiest guitar riffs
I've heard this year. And although it took almost a
week, Coffinberry have entranced me. The healthy
mixture of punk and country will keep me satisfied
much longer than the time it took to actually click."
COLLECTABLE ESCULATORS:
"For years now, this band has created appealing and
unique rock songs with enough dissonance between the
two guitars to keep things interesting. Coffinberry's
lyrics have often sounded like overheard snippets of
bored lover's arguments, but this lp is less insular,
there are memories of neighborhoods, a nervous
anticipation, a sense that something is lost, or at
least crumbling. It fits the times."
PERFORMER MAGAZINE:
"The contrast between cold, hard machinery and pure
human emotion is simply touching.their music
nevertheless possesses a unique quality that allows
for off-the-cuff humor and shrouded metaphors alike."
THE PLAIN DEALER:
"The post-punk world can be a confusing place filled
with posers, hipsters and scenesters. If its new album
is any indication, Cleveland act Coffinberry is
apparently tired of such games. On the quartet's debut
effort, "God Dam Dogs," the band lets loose with an
exploration ranging from the gentle, piano-brushed
"Aims Retreat" and the angsty "Two Young Seeds" to the
guitar pop-Dinosaur Jr.-esque "Freeway Ends" and the
breezy "Little Child of Dimentia." Don't miss the
latter track's fuzzed-out, vocally implosive ending.
The entire album is a tight package of mostly
two-minute, college-radio-friendly anthems that
thankfully eschew any easy hooks. Kudos to Coffinberry
for a fine debut barking and biting in a fashion that
makes us wonder what the future holds."
SKRATCH:
"Coffinberry lets the listener know that they took the
extra time to care for their songs, rather than just
pumping them out like the rock and roll jukebox bands
of today's scene."
NEW SCHEME:
."One musical idea has been strained through the
filter of another and produced an enticing piece of
rock n roll."
LEFTOFTHEDIAL:
"I don't really know what name bin to throw these guys
in; they're pretty much straight-up rock,
straightforward songs with a straightforward beat. I
would say this is a definite must.these guys
definitely have something here."
INDEPENDENT MUSIC SITE:
"I love this disc.and I want more of it. It's a lot
of dark and downtrodden guitars and drums that meander
through that kind of depressed part of your
brain.Coffinberry turns up the tempo from time to
time to make you feel like you're zipping through the
graveyard. And the lead singer is just damn good."
UTTERTRASH:
"The band straddles the line between raw rock 'n'
roll, pop, and experimentation."
COOL CLEVELAND:
"It was short, and it was loud, and it was melodic,
with just the right splash of dissonance and feedback
splattered about like a fun Jackson Pollock print."
HIGHWIRE DAZE:
".Set themselves apart with their own variation of
what pop-hooks can sound like twisted a bit."
CRUD MAGAZINE:
"All in all, a damned near perfect release."
BUZZGRINDER:
"Clean and shaven rock, with more of a nod to spilt
beverages than hip haircuts."
CDREVIEWS.COM:
"Coffinberry, on the
other hand, is like drinking an amber ale. It doesn't
have to be as sophisticated as wine, and it certainly
isn't syrupy sweet. It's good in a hearty sort of
way."
RAZORCAKE:
"More of a college radio meets post-punk affair that
reminded me of a mixture of Sugar, The Pixies, and The
Replacements."
