• Our 2009 LP, entitled The Sons was a classic KH offering. All manner of participants listed at screen left. Four songs are streaming on the player. Released in CD format on ol' Spacesuit Records (ssr 004!) on 20 FEB 2009. If you want to purchase it now at $10.00 postpaid (paypal/credit card) or via the iTunes, please visit kasparhausermusic.net.
Some press for The Sons:
• "Comerford and his current bandmates--bassist Matthew Seifert, drummer Steve Kiraly, and fellow guitarist Stephen Howard (Pinebender, Tight Phantomz)--place their faith in the kind of rock-solid attack that relies on an intimate and innate rapport between band members . Considering how often Kaspar Hauser’s lineup has changed over the years, the accomplishment is all the more impressive. The twin guitars burn and surge, moving precisely within the lean grooves." -Peter Margasak, Post No Bills/Chicago Reader
• "Despite the life-altering events that spurned it, 'The Sons,' recorded over the course of a year in a basement studio in Logan Square, remains joyously unvarnished. Songs such as "Mark of Cain" and "Macbeth II (In the Morning)" are loaded with ragged blues riffs and drummer Steve Kiraly's loose-limbed kit-work." -Andy Downing, Chicago Tribune
• "'The Sons' is a testament to the concept of long-players — records you listen to from end to end, soaking in each and every note, coda and phrase." --Matthew R. Perrine, Duluth Budgeteer News
• For more press on The Sons, check blog entries or kasparhausermusic.net
• The Quixotic/Taxidermy compact disc LP came out in 2007 on Backwardmasking Records in a lovely, hand-silkscreened gatefold package featuring drawings by Chicago comics artist Becca Taylor. Use kasparhausermusic.net to purchase via paypal or credit card for a mere $10 postpaid. Also iTunes. See below for some reviews of this record.
Some press for Q/T:
• ". Comerford has crafted a set of gems that should satisfy lovers of rusty punks like the Silver Jews and Uncle Tupelo." -CMJ New Music Monthly, Issue 152
• "The Chicago based band should be able to capitalize off of their latest album Quixotic/Taxidermy: packed with cool/bluesy Tweedy-like vocals and tracks that pull influences from both the Stones and Kinks." -Nathaniel Gravely, i guess i'm floating
• "Local act Kaspar Hauser has been kicking around for the last seven years, but has kept a low profile, playing sporadic shows, putting out a new record every couple of years. Their latest, the self-issued Quixotic/Taxidermy, is quite nice -- a loose homage to the Stones grafted to workaday Midwestern indie rock. Frontman and band mainstay Thomas Comerford sounds casual; he sings with a little bit of a cool remove. The band is no-frills but sweet, chimey and has a particularly easy way with a bluesy swagger. Fans of Jeff Tweedy's pre-Wilco works would do well to check them out." -Jessica Hopper, This Week in Live Music/Chicago Tribune
• "Comerford . sings in a nasal tenor that reminds me of Bill Callahan (the artist formerly known as Smog), ripping through shambling, melodic rock tunes with a bored swagger. There's a definite shot of the Rolling Stones here, particularly in the looseness of the arrangements, but Kaspar Hauser doesn't seem particularly concerned with using classic rock ‘n' roll riffery; the guitars sputter and clamber more than they groove. A few ballads embrace a darker, more atmospheric vibe—including a surprisingly good cover of Big Star's “Holocaust,” a tough tune to mess with—but ultimately Comerford's writing and the way he comfortably wears the skin of these warmly familiar songs is what puts the band over. Even when the songs seem like they're about to fall apart, his singing threads them back together." -Peter Margasak, Post No Bills/Chicago Reader
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