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NEW DECLINERS ALBUM Available at shows Now !!!!

The Decliners were formed in the spring of 2005 in Portland, OR. by lead singer nolanvoid and guitarist David Hickson. They have been supported since then by many talented local musicians including :
currently:
Mr. Eric Friendly on Bass (Bitchmachine)
Jack Shit on Drums (Scratch, Broken Bodies)
Formerly:
Tommy Shivers on Drums 2005-2007(The Plushies, Orgent Ange, Operation J)
Joey Steelhead on Bass (Plaid Pantry Project, FOREHEAD)
DDay on drums (bitchmachine,Big Meat)
Meatbag on Drums (Black Market Babies)
Mr. Swank on Drums (The Meth Moms, Drunktank)
The Decliners have just finished their new album, which is out now, in a limited 125 copy run.
The Decliners sound is soaked through with Pacific Northwest influences from the Wipers to Dead Moon and even obscure bands such as Creeping Meatball and Mudhoney. They range from sparce and delicate at times, to thick, pounding and difficult to fathom. And there is never any mistaking the band's enraged political message, as we will be among the first to be dispatched for thought crimes when Richard Bruce Cheny formally opens the new re-education camps in America! Welcome to a new era of Northwest sludge rock:
(From the May 10 2006 Willamette Week:}
"Political punk need not be the stuff of flag-burning, ranting paranoiacs and Mohican-haired, spike-donning crusties. Portland's own masters of the "thumbs-down"a much more powerful insult than the tired old middle fingerthe Decliners prove that the machine can be duly raged against both with a sense of melody and without tuneless screaming. The quartet's debut, Thanks, But No Thanks, utilizes effect-laden guitars and grim vocal harmonies reminiscent of the Wipers and late-period Gang of Four. DAVE CLIFFORD"
(From the Dec. 7 issue of Willamette Week:}
"The act of declining is a rather polite refusal, particularly for a punk band. But, the Decliners aren't a typical punk group. Vocalist-guitarist David Hickson sings like a ghost gone a-haunting while his distortion-ravaged guitar oozes over the rhythm section. Composed of members of the Piss-Shivers, Drunktank and Death By Tire Iron, the Decliners are a group of experienced musicians who are ushering in a new era of politically enraged Northwest sludge rock. Rather than constantly waving its middle finger, though, the Decliners opt for the far-more-insulting thumbs-down."DAVE CLIFFORD.
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Member Since: 3/25/2005
Band Website: bumwine.com
Band Members: nolanvoid:lead vocals; David Hickson:guitar-vocals; Jack Shit:drums-vocals; Mr. Eric Friendly:bass-vocals
Influences: Where to begin: Start with Tad, and go on to The Melvins, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Crackerbash, Satan's Pilgrims, Billy Childish, the Dharma Bums, Slayer, Ozzy, Joe Satriani, The Pixies, Dead Kennedys, Violent Femmes, Queens of the Stoneage, Probot, Dave Grohl, Stone Roses, One Way System, Long Tall Texans, Sham 69, Angelic Upstarts, Anti Nowhere League, New Model Army, The Addicts, Stranglers, Adverts, Chaos Baby, Captain Sensible, The Macc Lads, Gonads, The 4 Skins, Chelsea, Cock Sparra, Sid Vicious' sense of moderation, The Stooges, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Mudhoney, Fecal Matter, The Fluid, The Fastbacks, Brown Towel, Fireballs of Freedom, Starantula, Morgan Grace, Jett Harris and the Road Rockets, Ween, Suicidal Tendancies, Morphine (RIP Sandman) Black Flag, Social Distortion, Millions of Dead Cops, Jesus Lizard, Fear, Shane McGowan, Steve Earle, Louder Than Love Soundgarden, Krist, MC5, PJ Harvey, Sonic Youth, Priestess, Scorpions, B-52s, Stiff Little Fingers, Undertones, The Damned, Circle Jerks, Bad Brains, Token Entry, Youth of Today, Minor Threat (although not the straightedge bit), Lemonheads, Beatles, Primal Scream, The Verve Pipe, The Wailers, Babyshambles, Pete Fuckin' Doherty, Kim and Kelly Deal and the Breeders, Matthew Sweet, not Everclear or arrogant Art, used to be good, but, nope, yes to LKN, Ovulators, Dead Milkmen, Scandanavians, Sniper, Drunktank, The Piss Shivers, Thermals, Sleater-Kinney, Quasi, Black Sabbath, Wolfmother, Led Zeppelin, Cream, Jimi Fuckin' Hendrix, Ash, X, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, Flipper, The Mentors, Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Floater, Kleveland, firehose, Rush, Neil Young, Flaming Lips, Green Apple Quickstep, Mother Love Bone, The Who, Green River, Stone Gossard and his damn basketball shoes, The Cure, The Smiths, The Police, 8-Foot Tender, Sublime, The Ramones, The Vaselines, The Muffs, Jack Endino, Big Black, The Minutemen, Porno For Pyros and Janes Addiction, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, Therapy?, Busholini, Van Halen, Kurdt, Greg Sage, Sam Henry and The Wipers, Velvet Underground, Bitch Machine and Tyrone, The Black Market Babies, Mötörhead, Scorpions, The MC5, The Dirtbombs, Orange Because I Said This, Eugene's Own Springfield Meth Moms, Drecxia, Mike Banks and UR, Octave One, Scan 7, Jeff Mills, Model 500, Suburban Knight, Quidity, The White Stripes and Radiohead. Then there is Captain Kicked, a guitar deity who taught DD how to play guitar and also refused to sell out and pursue a corporate music career of his own. If he won't, though, we will.
Sounds Like:

We sound sort of like a cross between the Lemonheads, Dead Kennedys and all the Northwest sludge rockers who made our region desirable to the UK music press.

NEW VIDEO from Dog and a Bone Productions filmed @ The Tonic in 2007 !
"Oil" by The Decliners Live at The Tonic, Portland, OR

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"London" by The Decliners Live at The Tonic, Portland, OR

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Type of Label: Indie

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So, we recorded with Greg Odell at Cat Piss Studio on April 13 and record nine songs in all. We spent more time this week mixing the tracks and getting them more or less ready for mastering. Overall, ...
Posted by the decliners on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:40:00 PST

Decliners recording at Cat Piss Studios

Hey everybody, The Decliners are booked to record with Greg Odell at Cat Piss Studios on April 13. We don’t know yet what the final result will sound like, nor how many songs will be on the fina...
Posted by the decliners on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:17:00 PST

Thank You Quidity & Matt Mitchell

Thanks to Ash St Saloon, The Acme, Towne Lounge and all the other places in town where you can see punk, reggae, rock, techno, country, blues, house and more any night of the week, and an extra specia...
Posted by the decliners on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:07:00 PST

Living with War

Neil Young was asking for submissions, other people who felt the same way and has posted a link to the Decliners on his Living with War Today pages Visit http://www.neilyoung.com/lwwtoday/index.html ...
Posted by the decliners on Fri, 14 Jul 2006 09:13:00 PST

Decliners CDs @ CD Baby & Everyday Music

You can now get the Decliners CD "Thanks, But No Thanks" at Everyday Music on Burnside in Portland, CD Baby (www.cdbaby.com) and Infringement Records here in PortlandThanks !
Posted by the decliners on Sat, 24 Jun 2006 10:23:00 PST

http://www.myspace.com/wemadethis

The Decliners are proud to be a part of We Made This PortlandPlease check it out and support all the other GREAT bandshttp://www.myspace.com/wemadethis
Posted by the decliners on Wed, 07 Jun 2006 12:56:00 PST

Decliners support The Oregon Surfrider Foundation May 18th

The Decliners are proud to support the Oregon Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation this Thursday at The FEZ in Portland. The Water Werks Sessions Benefit will support Surfrider's water quality testing ...
Posted by the decliners on Wed, 17 May 2006 10:38:00 PST

Willamette Week STILL likes us !

From the May 10 2006 Willamette Week" Political punk need not be the stuff of flag-burning, ranting paranoiacs and Mohican-haired, spike-donning crusties. Portland's own masters of the "thumbs-down"a ...
Posted by the decliners on Wed, 10 May 2006 10:17:00 PST

http://www.livingwithwar.com

Support Neil Young
Posted by the decliners on Tue, 25 Apr 2006 06:11:00 PST

Be in our Video !

Well not really, but some of The Black Market Babies are !We are stoked to put up two new videos courtesy of our media guru S.Hovey, who by the way also recorded our upcoming albumFor all your audio /...
Posted by the decliners on Wed, 29 Mar 2006 03:55:00 PST