Firewater is a rock group founded by Tod A. in 1995. He describes them as a… Read Full Bio ↴Firewater is a rock group founded by Tod A. in 1995. He describes them as a "wedding band gone wrong".
After Tod left his previous group, Cop Shoot Cop, he quickly regrouped and formed Firewater to explore the styles of music Cop Shoot Cop had only hinted at, including klezmer, cabaret, ska, jazz, and gypsy forms. More than one source described the original Firewater lineup as an "indie rock supergroup", based on members such as Duane Denison of the Jesus Lizard, Yuval Gabay of Soul Coughing, Jennifer Charles of Elysian Fields, and Hahn Rowe. This original lineup proved unable to tour, and Tod recruited new musicians for the band's first tour. While the lineup has changed over the years, with many different musicians appearing on different albums and tours, Tod remains the singer, songwriter, and bassist of Firewater.
Firewater has released six albums, and has seen some success, especially in Europe and on United States college radio stations.
Their previous album, Songs We Should Have Written, is a collection of cover songs. It includes songs written by Robyn Hitchcock, The Rolling Stones ("Paint It Black" reinterpreted as a crawlingly slow raga which "shove(s) a few downers down the song's throat to counter the original version's adrenaline-fueled fire" ), and a "dark and sweet" take of Sonny and Cher's "The Beat Goes On", described as "10 times more ominous and 20 times more pleasurable" than the original. The album also includes a modern rendition of the Johnny Cash anthem "Folsom Prison Blues".
Their latest album, The Golden Hour, has been recorded with various local musicians and friends when Tod A went on sabbatical and travelled through Thailand, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Turkey and Israel. The record was released May 6 in 2008. The band is currently (October, 2008) touring in support of the album.
After Tod left his previous group, Cop Shoot Cop, he quickly regrouped and formed Firewater to explore the styles of music Cop Shoot Cop had only hinted at, including klezmer, cabaret, ska, jazz, and gypsy forms. More than one source described the original Firewater lineup as an "indie rock supergroup", based on members such as Duane Denison of the Jesus Lizard, Yuval Gabay of Soul Coughing, Jennifer Charles of Elysian Fields, and Hahn Rowe. This original lineup proved unable to tour, and Tod recruited new musicians for the band's first tour. While the lineup has changed over the years, with many different musicians appearing on different albums and tours, Tod remains the singer, songwriter, and bassist of Firewater.
Firewater has released six albums, and has seen some success, especially in Europe and on United States college radio stations.
Their previous album, Songs We Should Have Written, is a collection of cover songs. It includes songs written by Robyn Hitchcock, The Rolling Stones ("Paint It Black" reinterpreted as a crawlingly slow raga which "shove(s) a few downers down the song's throat to counter the original version's adrenaline-fueled fire" ), and a "dark and sweet" take of Sonny and Cher's "The Beat Goes On", described as "10 times more ominous and 20 times more pleasurable" than the original. The album also includes a modern rendition of the Johnny Cash anthem "Folsom Prison Blues".
Their latest album, The Golden Hour, has been recorded with various local musicians and friends when Tod A went on sabbatical and travelled through Thailand, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Turkey and Israel. The record was released May 6 in 2008. The band is currently (October, 2008) touring in support of the album.
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Firewater Lyrics
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6:45 Genre: World RIFF-it good. Listen while you read! And the su…
7th Avenue Static Wear the crown made of thorns on the day I…
A Little Revolution Got no job Got no cash Going nowhere And going fast This…
A Place Not So Unkind Things falling out of the sky. A woman with stones…
Already Gone Well I was on the border line Of a suicidal state…
Another Perfect Catastrophe Ain't nothing like it When it's twisting and reeling The…
Anything at All Well If I was a Satellite Id watch you when you…
Bad bad world Tod: I'm a bad, bad boy Everybody tells me so I'm a bad,…
Balalaika When the moon opens up her eye And the sun bows…
Before The Fall I'm a bad, bad boy Everybody tells me so I'm a bad,…
Black Box Recording Slung from the hoary heavens With disbelief suspended On a s…
Borneo (Alem Radyo iki bin dinliyor.) Well I ain't gonna live in…
Bourbon and Division On the corner of Bourbon & Division Crawling down the crooke…
Car Crash Collaborator You never would believe The things that I have seen In my…
Caroline In your empty bed You remember every word she said…
Dark Days Indeed When I was born, I shamed the Dawn, and saw…
Dead Man's Boots Attention, now hear this, this party will now come to…
Diamonds and Gold Broken glass, rusty nails where the wild violets grow Say g…
Don't Make it Stop Use it, don't lose it Cut it, don't bruise it Do it,…
Dropping Like Flies In the cold hard light of day Do you like…
Drunkard's Lament Call me a god and I'll tip the undertaker That…
Electric City (Now let's continue our broadcast with music.) You were t…
Ex-Millionaire Mambo Drunk as the Pope on a dead afternoon Minding your business…
Feeling No Pain Woke up at quarter to four And I took my change…
Feels Like the End of the World In the dawn on the roof, there's a semblance of…
Fell Off the Face of the Earth The rent-a-cops are sleeping There's nobody to watch me pas…
Folsom Prison Blues I hear the train a comin' It's rollin' 'round the bend, An…
Get Out of My Head Maybe I could be a billionaire If I wasn't always broke And…
Glitter Days Your day is a train wreck Your night is a prison…
Green Light Moon's throwing daggers At the targets on the street Trucks …
Hey Bulldog Sheepdog, standing in the rain Bullfrog, doing it again So…
Hey Clown (What can you say about our country?) Once I was happy…
Hold On Slow John All the locks are broken Everything's been stolen Hold on,…
I Am the Rain You: back on the town Skulking around Looking for somethin…
I Often Dream of Trains I often dream of trains when I'm alone I ride on…
I Still Love You Judas After the party, under the bed Down where the bad dreams…
Is That All There Is? SPOKEN: I remember when I was a little boy, our house…
Isle Of Dogs How many time do I have to lie Before you…
Knock 'Em Down Well, I don't know where I am but I know…
Mr. Cardiac Hey Mr. Cardiac Where's my heart attack? I placed my…
Nowhere to be Found I had a stone in my shoe I had a stone…
One Of Those Johnny wiped out He can't walk He's got a prosthetic…
Paint It Black I see a red door and I want it painted…
Paradise Spoken: Dünyada bugün Broken boy, stone co…
Psychopharmacology When the little things are tearing you apart They should ha…
Refinery Tonight Strung out Like a hazy web of lights Until the da…
Secret Hello? I know how your mind works. I know what you're doing…
She Coming down from on high Crippled wings X's for eyes And the…
Six Forty Five Six Forty five. And the sun has cut the sky.…
Snake Eyes and Boxcars Daddy was a dirty fighting man He walked tall with his…
So Long Superman So long Superman Got a suggestion for ya Check for krypto…
Some Kind of Kindness Lie lie lie lie lie lie lie lie lie lie…
Some Strange Reaction Oh no, here we go again It's time to spend the…
Some Velvet Morning Some velvet morning when I'm straight I'm gonna open up your…
The Beat Goes On Drums keep poundin' a rhythm to the brain Laigadadeee laigad…
The Bonney Anne The city cries tonight Streets are wet with tears I've wal…
The Circus I remember a jet slowly scraping Low and heavy across…
The Dog & Pony Show Throw your caution to the wind, boys Coins are falling from…
The Drunken Jew (instrumental)…
The Man on the Burning Tightrope (Is everybody in? Is everybody in?) Well once upon a time,…
The Man With the Blurry Face It started off like a regular tuesday The newspaper had not…
The Monkey Song Right now, by the miracle of recording, we're going to…
The Notorious & Legendary Dog & Pony Show Throw your caution to the wind, boys Coins are falling from…
The Song That Saved My Life I wana thank you for the song That saved my life…
The Truth Hurts Hello? Hi its me. Would you pick up the phone? Oh c'mon I…
The Vegas Strip Oh when the glass is half full Oh but the bottle's…
This Is My Life I've never cared for authority I've never felt part of the…
This Little Heart of Mine This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine Let…
This Town This town is a lonely town Not the only town like-a…
Three Legged Dog Well, some people think I'm damaged 'cause I'm always on…
Too Many Angels So where do we go When everyone knows, that we're nowhere? …
Too Much You fall across the street like a shadow In your brand…
Tropical Depression Once upon a time I was doing double nickels on the…
Up from the Underground Well we got the orange and you got the green Coming…
Weird to be Back Well I just touched down today And it's strange to say…
When I Burn This Place Down After 29 years On the stroke of 13 I woke up from…
Whistling In The Dark Crouching on the cool white tile She's got to learn…
Woke Up Down Wake me, break me, take me to your leader Memorizing, regur…
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