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What-ho, cats and kittens; we're CracKTown.
Clearly, for some of you, that won't be a disclosure that will loosen the bladder and soil the underlinen, so permit us to explain. CrackTown are a pair of liberalbilly chancers who've been purveying a robust blend of country, blues, folk, and punk that have delighted, challenged, and terrified audiences all over the UK in roughly equal measure. Eschewing the easy lure of popular approbation by churning out the same tiresome sub-Indie cuntery that seems to be all that's on offer to music-lovers these days, His Rodent Highness, The King Rat and the ever-erudite Silver Fox have chosen to use their skills to delinieate the horrors and absurdities of our wretched age through ironic genre-buggery and slightly heavy-handed didacticism. Should you be feeling an ill-defined sense of malaise, and a desire for lyrics that deal with more than the rather trite juxtaposition of love and Class A drugs, CracKTown are your lads every time.
CrackTown's burnin' vermin have "done the do" with some of the greatest luminaries of the alt/acoustic scene, from Glasgow to Brighton, and have made many, many friends - popular gadabouts, or shameless whores? You decide, cats and kittens; vox populi, vox dei, and all that.
Should you want to aid and abet us in our quest for global domination, vote for us on:
www.xfmuploaded.co.uk/cracktown
Just find us and vote for us once every day and make democracy work for the better. No registration is required, so you won't be bothered with a lot of forms and unsolicited mail.
Come on, eh? Be a part of the solution for once...
Everybody Loves CrackTown?
Well, not everybody, obviously; there are bound to be those churls that - through mental aberrations for which they are not to be blamed - are not entirely enraptured by our magnificence. Many are, though, and while we'd love to regale you with any number of fulsome and grovelling reviews, we appreciate that trudging through acres of provincial music journalism may well induce something like an embolism in the right-minded reader. Consequently, we've chosen a rather minimalist approach.
“CrackTown are as crazy as they are clever; somewhere between insanity and brilliance, you’ll find them and their clever set of songs.†– www.thisisull.com
“A two-headed mythological Anti-Folk blues beast…CrackTown are the new musical sheriffs in town and they have the badges to prove it.†– The Luminaire
“..as musicians and songwriters they are both superlatively proficient … yes, they do provide quality laughs, but to pigeonhole them as a comedy act would be to do them a grave disservice.†– Sandman Magazine
“Their very own brand of political, harmonica-driven blues, bristling with sharp lyrics and cutting wit.†- Tenfoot City Magazine
“It’s no wonder that the talented support act were somewhat overshadowed; CrackTown epitomise impact.†– www.thisisull.com
"They should never have invaded Stalingrad." - General Patton"Alien Invasion" the 12bar London April 2007"Nazi Girl" Derbyshire Ashes August 2008
