"Gluttoner" is the debut EP from MULE THROWER, a new solo band from Jeff Gallagher. Short, sweet, and to the point -- a handful of tracks with some very catchy riffs, excellent vocals, and a dose of appropriate samples. "Gluttoner" ends too quickly but hopefully this is a taste of more to come from Mule Thrower -- and hopefully soon! Listen on Bandcamp:
Mule Thrower band is from Pennsylvania with Jeff Gallagher on vocals and guitar with Jason Lech drums.
Interview with the band:
FUZZY: Where did the band's name "Mule Thrower" come from?
MULE THROWER: The name came from looking at a playlist that had Tom Waits's "Get Behind the Mule" and Floor's "Slug Thrower"; the words mule and thrower caught my eye.
FUZZY: Were any mules harmed in the production of this album?
MULE THROWER: I do not encourage or condone the throwing of mules.
FUZZY: You've got a unique sound -- what have been your musical influences?
MULE THROWER: The main influences are Floor, Eyehategod, Unsane, Corrupted, and obscure Americana music.
FUZZY: Where did the album name "Gluttoner" come from?
MULE THROWER: The Gluttoner EP is thematically about the pill epidemic in America with sonic undertones and motifs of the Appalachian/Rust Belt areas it affects greatly. It isn't meant to glorify; my aim was to create a cohesive piece that is both grim and crushing, like the problem itself. The concept also can be related to the quest for the heaviest possible sound that many of us in this genre chase. That too can be be gluttonous at times.
FUZZY: Thanks, man!
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