Koester

"Losers Weepers" is the third CD from Koester. Sonically, it is both innovative and direct. Lyrically, it is damn good, if not even better. The songs stake out new musical territory, while echoing the best of American rock music: Bob Dylan & the Meat Puppets, Harry Nilsson & Spoon, Townes Van Zandt & Grandaddy.



Brooklyn based Koester is fronted by singer/ songwriter Steve Koester, formerly of Punchdrunk and currently moonlighting with Maplewood. Alan Weatherhead -- known for his work with Sparklehorse, The Comas & Camper Van Beethoven -- once again produces and plays pedal steel, moog and strings. Miguel Urbiztondo again mans the drum kit, while Tim Buckley handles guitars & backing vocals and John Daniels plays bass.



Koester has released two highly acclaimed CDs on Pitch-a-tent Records, David Lowery’s label out of Athens, GA. Oh! Turpentine (2000) and The High Highs, The Low Lows (2002) both received rave reviews and placed in the top 50 on the CMJ college radio charts. The band has honed its slow-burning live show over the past several years, playing with the likes of Sparklehorse, The Wrens, Crooked Fingers, The Hold Steady and a host of others.



PRESS:

"Koester, the spacey, soulful ensemble led by Steve Koester. . . provides relief to anyone who may need a shot of psychedelic salvation." The New Yorker

"Lets just get this on the table right away: One Day You Too Will Bleed is perhaps one of the best break-up songs of all time. . . From top to bottom, The High Highs The Low Lows is a fresh breath. CMJ New Music Monthly



".[The High Highs is] one of the best records of 2002." Disclaimer



"The grandeur of stylaphone, moog, space boxes, and revved up guitar is balanced by Koester's rich voice and steelcrafted lyrics- whimsy, though not kitsch, at ease alongside

melancholy." Village Voice



". . .examine(s) the disharmonic convergence between reality and bullshit in this 21st century." NY Press



"Strips away all pretense and sounds like he's speaking straight from the soul." Nude As The News



"Take time with this one [Oh! Turpentine] - it gets better with every listen. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED."

3WK.com



"An excellent, spacey folk-rock album." The Onion



"Stories from the heartland battle the modern heart for attention." Time Out NY