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THE JIMI AUSTIN **NEW E.P.**

Nonsense is making sense

About Me


A diversity of backgrounds both musical and geographic is, in part, responsible for the strange brew that the jimi austin pours out when they play. The indie-rock foursome, based out of Fort Collins, CO formed in early 2005 and has since been developing their sound & honing in their live show. Democracy within the band has allowed for a nice balance between freedom of expression and common ground. After extensive touring in 2007, The Jimi Austin released a 3 song E.P. entitled "Draw Your Lines". It was recorded live, mixed and mastered in 3 days at The Blasting Room with Jason Livermore. The E.P. has received very positive press and is now available online in The Jimi Austin Store below!
"Post-punk sneer at its surly finest...incredibly tight and well-produced...the guitar tones are just sick. Catchy melodies, nice cadences, just good shit all around."~John Wenzel, The Denver Post
"... it's clear that the players get what their music should be about and what they want it to sound like...you'll hear ghosts of At the Drive-In, Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix in the three songs on this EP, especially in 'Hairspray' and 'Nonsense.' Draw Your Lines moves boldly forward with aggressive atmospherics and fiery, sharp rhythms."~Tom Murphy, The Westword
"...excellent musicianship and sharp, creative song structures... the band has a remarkably fresh, invigorating sound..." ~Kurt Brighton, The Fort Collins Weekly
"... the songwriting has subtle eerie southern undertones, but by the time you've grabbed on to one, it melts back into their signature sound of anti-genre rock. Not only is it textured with layers of guitars and lo-fi sounds, but the songwriting is immaculate." ~Chris Kampfe, Scene Magazine
"... you've probably come to know and crave the lamenting wail of The Jimi Austin's Chris Anderson. The band's fairly heavy; a bit eerie yet suprisingly pop-ie creations are somewhat of a local guilty pleasure." ~Andra Coberly, The Fort Collins Weekly
“The songs are fresh, original and very well crafted…The Jimi Austin is one of my favorite new bands." ~Brice Hancock, The DENVER MESSAGE BOARD
"One of the best up and coming bands in Northern Colorado... a new direction and a fresh sound!" ~Andy Blanton, 88.9 KRFC FM
"DAMN FINE, FUN, GOOD ROCK N' ROLL!" ~Mathew Martin, 90.5 KCSU FM
"The Jimi Austin recorded their debut album East of Liam at the Blasting Room, and the result is certifiably indie rocktastic: angular guitars, tricky time changes, and vocals that reach for Thom Yorke's melodrama and Britt Daniel's too-cool-for-school." ~Elliott Johnston, The Rocky Mountain Chronicle
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Member Since: 5/10/2005
Band Website: thejimiaustin.com
Band Members: Chris Anderson:lead vocals, guitar, keyboard
Ian Haygood:guitar & vocals
Simon Lee:bass guitar & vocals
Shane Zweygardt:drums and such

HELP US PROMOTE UPCOMING SHOWS AND DOWNLOAD THIS POSTER BY CLICKING ON THE LINK BELOW! JUST FILL IN THE DETAILS.
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Here's a live video that a friend took @ The Aggie Theatre
We apologize for the poor sound quality:
Visuals done by Adam Singer with the help of Tom Metz

This is the trailer to the new Creative Under Velocity video featuring our single "Sunshine Morning". The Film was featured in the Boulder Adventure Film Festival and the Teva Mountain Game Everest Awards***
http://www.creativeuv.com/
Influences: you, radiohead, at the drive in, the flaming lips, mahavishnu orchestra, the mars volta, the pixies, the stone roses, miles davis, minus the bear, bowie, beck, bloc party, the bronx, husky rescue, qotsa, t rex, the police, jimi hendrix, the talking heads, pearl jam, kings of leon, tom petty, the cure, kink crimson, eagles of death metal, the jam, the stranglers, elvis costello, led zeppelin, the kinks, the clash, motown, tv on the radio, the beatles, really bad whiskey, tricky, james, modest mouse, soul coughing, iggy pop, the shins, massive attack...

Sounds Like: dirt, butterflies & candy floss, anger, love, joy...
Record Label: BOOKING: [email protected]
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Westword Review!!! By Tom Murphy

'Draw Your Lines', our brand new E.P. was recently reviewed in the Westword by Tom Murphy. Here's the link!http://music.westword.com/2008-01-24/music/the-jimi-aus tin/...
Posted by THE JIMI AUSTIN **NEW E.P.** on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:33:00 PST

NEW RECORD!!!

Last week we went into the Blasting Room and with the help of Jason Livermore recorded, mixed and mastered our new 3 song E.P. "Draw Your Lines"  in a little more than 2 days! It is currently bei...
Posted by THE JIMI AUSTIN **NEW E.P.** on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:49:00 PST