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The Moaners

Rank #71 Chapel Hill, NC Rock / Experimental / Folk Rock

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Members: Melissa Swingle - Guitar, Bass, Saw, Vocals, Harmonica Laura King - Drums, Bass, Vocals

Label: Holidays for Quince, Yep Roc Records

Manager: Lechuza Booking

Bio: The Moaners are Laura King, and Melissa Swingle. They are from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and play original rock -n- roll. Sometimes loud, and sometimes sweet with intriguing vocal harmonies, walloping drums, and crazy slide guitar. Their 3rd full length album, "Nocturnal", will be released in ... See Full Bio

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Split 7" record release party June 18th @ the Cat's Cradle!

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“Been hearing a lot of Gothic, Old South-sounding stuff lately, so much so that I’ve been tempted to reread As I Lay Dying. That seeming like too much effort, I’ve opted to polish off a few fingers of Maker’s Mark, neat, on oppressively humid evenings before retiring. My heart is in the right place, but my liver inevitably pays the price. North Carolina’s The Moaners feel me. Melissa Swingle (formerly of Trailer Bride) and Laura King (formerly of Grand National) are back with Nocturnal, a new record of Faulknerian ruminations which finds the duo dipping their toes into a bushel of genres, running the gamut from front porch folk to garage stomp. Big bonus points for the presence of Earl Poole Ball (Johnny Cash), the man who’s work on the ivories helped a bunch of hippies plant the seeds of Americana via a legitimate country-rock masterpiece known as Sweetheart Of The Rodeo.”

— My Old Kentucky Blog, My Old Kentucky Blog

“After six strong but flawed attempts, Melissa Swingle has finally got her mixture right with Blackwing Yalobusha. Whether pedal-to-the-metal and balls-to-the-wall, or subdued and considered, Mississippi blues or punk rock, the Moaners illuminate her songs of the south with precisely the right combination of fierce intensity and shade. Sometimes her instantly recognisable tones and hypnotic melodies are shown through a hand-cut, stained glass darkly. At others, they’re left out in the hot sun to burn. Either way, Blackwing Yalobusha is a fabulous and compelling record, and yes, the first one of the year. ”

— Roger Holland , Pop Matters

“The best thing about the Moaners is not that they rock -- though they seriously do -- but that they sound like they couldn't give a damn whether or not you thought so. Swingle's voice has a laid-back, Southern laissez-faire, with a slight hint of detachment and hazy confrontation; likewise, King's drumming is forcibly attentive but not technically garish. Dark Snack is entirely modest and sparingly altruistic, subsisting on just enough power and embellishment to get the job done. It rocks out but isn't self-conscious about it -- a sound worth braving even the muggiest Mississippi garage for.”

— Zeth Lundy , Pop Matters

“The Moaners find strength in candid sincerity, delivering their own delicate unguarded persona as the style sheet for the album. Their formula of straight forward narration backed by matter-of-fact blues rock rhythms is calculated on each song and where many songwriters would see dangerous repetition, The Moaners find "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" logic and confidently drive Blackwing Yalobusha home in the same purposeful and enlightened way that they brought it to the party.”

— Secret Carrboro Ninja Patrol

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