Patriot, by COUGAR

Patriot

by COUGAR

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Original Patriot CD release on Ninja Tune/Counter. Jewel case with full-color liner note photo booklet. Photos by Peter Streicher, design by Scott Pauli (Art + Sons).

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Original high-quality 180-gram vinyl LP pressing by Ninja Tune/Counter. Full-color labels, black vinyl. Includes CD photo booklet. Photos by Pete Streicher, design by Scott Pauli (Art + Sons).

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1.	Stay Famous 04:49	buy track
2.	Florida Logic 03:35	buy track
3.	Rhinelander 05:00	buy track
4.	Pelourinho 04:41	buy track
5.	Thundersnow 01:55	buy track
6.	Heavy Into Jeff 03:22	buy track
7.	Endings 04:19	buy track
8.	This Is An Affidavit 04:11	buy track
9.	Appomattox 05:34	buy track
10.	Daunte v. Armada 04:41	buy track
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'Patriot' is the second full-length from Cougar, originally released on Ninja Tune/Counter. Digital purchase includes hi-res photo booklet as found in the CD/LP release.

Conceived in Madison, Wisconsin, Cougar’s instrumental arrangements fall somewhere between Four Tet, Fugazi, and Nick Drake’s guitar work, though the band leans toward the optimistic. Dubbed 'Emergency Rock', Cougar's singular sound is rooted in a keen sensibility of form and texture, more in line with sample-based music and modern classical than indie rock – which isn’t to say this is rock-as-academia – Cougar also invoke the roaring riff monster, the fist-in-the-air, anthemic head-banger to which so many groups give only an ironic nod.

"Melodically lush, rhythmically compelling...gloriously precise and urgent." – The Wire

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credits

released September 15, 2009

David Henzie-Skogen - Drums, Beats, Percussion
Todd Hill - Basses (upright and electric)
Trent Johnson - Guitars (electric and acoustic)
Aaron Sleator - Synths, Laptop, Guitars (electric and acoustic)
Danni Venne - Guitars (electric and acoustic)

Mixed by COUGAR and Beau Sorenson at Soma Electronic Music Studios, Chicago, Illinois.

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COUGAR Madison, Wisconsin

"Melodically lush, rhythmically compelling... gloriously precise and urgent." –The Wire

Cougar makes instrumental music. Their lush, dynamic arrangements fall somewhere between early Four Tet, Tortoise, Fugazi, and Nick Drake, but what separates Cougar from the post-rock pack is their keen sensibility of form/texture, which is more in line with sample-based music/modern classical than indie rock. ... more

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