Started in the summer of '05, Big Timber was a result of restlessness. Chuck, Trevor, and Bryce were in need of a band while Pariah Caste was on hiatus, and the end of Murder Scene Clean Up Team left Andy in need of a band. Initial practices proved we were all anxious not to repeat our musical pasts which had proven to be startlingly consistent. So we welcomed influences we have all been listening to for years but had not had the opportunity to channel in our previous bands. It felt like the right move when songs materialized at a quicker rate then they could be learned/arranged.
You can buy the full length Alma at: notbadrecords.com and cdbaby.com/cd/bigtimber. It is also available digitally at emusic, itunes and lots of other places.
"Emerging in 2005 from the wreckage of bands like Call Sign Cobra, Pariah Caste and Murder Scene Clean Up Team, Big Timber has waited until the waning hours of 2006 to issue its first full-length. Taking its title from the unglamorous town where it was recorded, Alma (slated for release this Friday, December 16, at the Larimer Lounge) makes a raucous statement by attempting to make no statement at all. Drummer Chuck Coffey, guitarists Trevor Morris and Bryce McPherson, and bassist Andy Wild make little effort to create a unified sound as they trade off vocal and songwriting duties.
Punk in attitude, not in sound, the music is as unpretentious as the record's name -- a sour mash of Replacements-esque bar rock, Uncle Tupelo's AA Americana and plenty of early REM jangle. There's even a pinch of Eagles and what just might be a Blue Oyster Cult reference spiking the quartet's catholic approach to straightforward rock and roll, a sound refreshingly free of focus-group feints."-Eric Eyl Westword
"If Big Timber play in the forest, and no one is there to hear it, do they still make the same classic rock with post-punk, indie pop, and folk sounds? If their album Alma is any indication, the answer is yes (though we doubt these guys would have any trouble drawing a crowd to the woods if that was their desired venue). The four former punk-band members from Denver decided to branch out and explore their other musical influences, and found roots as diverse as the Kinks, Elvis Costello, and Uncle Tupelo. "Stained with Wine" boasts plumy notes building on bouncy drums, goes down with a smoky finish, and has just a peppering of existentialism: "I heard word somewhere between delivery and a hearse / We might get the chance to smell some pine / Or kiss some lips that are stained with wine." Big Timber's full-length debut, Alma, stands tall on the Not Bad Records label."-Spin Magazine (spin.com)
"It's a good way to spend an afternoon, with some mates and few beers."-Rave Magazine's (Australia) take on Alma.'
