Cougar

Emergency rock/rescue culture. New album 'Patriot' drops

Sept 15 on Counter Records / Ninja Tune.

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Press on 'Patriot' (2009) ---------------------------

"Might be the best thing to come from Madison since Butch Vig drove off

with the demo tapes of Nirvana's Nevermind. A beautiful noise." Mojo 4/5

"An individual and welcome addition to the instrumental

rock camp. "Patriot" is laden with great hooks and tricky drum patterns.

Clever, memorable and original. Most Impressive." Clash 8/10 "Cougar explore the rock/dance axis in a similar way to Battles or

Health but with more digital aggression." NME 8/10

"Intensely thought-out and refreshing worlds of sounds that encompass a

wide range of instruments and technique." Big Cheese 4/5

"Cougar sew an impressive tapestry of styles together into a series of

distinct landscapes. Cougar might just make you see the world in a more

positive light." Rock Sound 8/10 "Cougar have conquered

and widened my horizons, they know exactly what they are doing. " Urb

4/5 "Sounds like the work of a band who have been honing

their sound for a long time. Cougar sound like the real deal. Massively

recommended." Kruger "Soundtrack to swine flu, credit

crunches and nuclear disasters. Noone are safe when Cougar is in the

prowl." AU "Cool, big riffing post-rock." Mixmag

"It's tempting to tag Cougar as post-rock but that would be to

sell them short. Their second album can't quite decide whether to be a

kick-ass groove monster, a quasi-classical soundscaper or a glitch/math

rock nerd, but is all the better for it." Uncut

"Effectively and brilliantly manages to blend rock and electronic music

without forgetting a unique and sparkling hook. A wake up call to the

senses." Rock Feed Back "Cougar standout from the

post-rock mire in their ability to add a twist of the unexpected. Well

worth a listen." Tasty Fanzine Press on 'Law'

(2007) -------------- 'Law is a nearly flawless example of

intelligent musical design.' - XLR8R 'Pure Pleasure.' -

Timeout Chicago 'A bittersweet, innocent wash of trickling

guitars that counter each other like diffident sea creatures in

courtship.harnessing layers in icy, crystalline symmetry.' - Pitchfork

'Already one of the best albums of 2006.' - Sinead Gleeson

'Melodically lush, rhythmically compelling.gloriously

precise and urgent.' - The Wire "Breathtaking.Best of

2006 alert!' - Scissorkick.com 'Outstanding.' -

new-noise.net 'Pushing the boundaries of the instrumental

music medium.Law hasn't left my stereo for weeks.' - CDreviews.com 'What Bartok and Stravisnky might have done had they lived and

composed in the computer age.' - Rocknworld.com 'This

album has so much beauty that words escape me.' - Liability Webzine 'When Law came to its conclusion, I had a moment of traquility

engulfing me, until I panicked, searching for the repeat setting.' -

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