Basic Information
Label: Holidays for Quince, Yep Roc Records
Management: Lechuza Booking
Members: Melissa Swingle - Guitar, Bass, Saw, Vocals, Harmonica Laura King - Drums, Bass, Vocals
The Moaners
Chapel Hill, NC
Rock / Experimental / Folk Rock
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 the Fall and will have guest piano player Earl Poole Ball on several tracks. Earl is Melissa's cousin and a honky-tonk piano legend. He toured with Johnny Cash, among others and lives in Austin TX.
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Comments
The Dung Beetles:
you girls rock our world.. awesome...
Jan 27
Pound of Miracles:
humid air! fantastic.
Oct 19
THE STAN SMITH BAND:
Superb songs..originally sharp and creative...
Jul 14
Cat McLean:
Nice work!
Mar 21
Uncle Jack:
Good song writing!
Mar 21
Uncle Jack:
Good song writing!
Mar 21
pmitchell9:
Play your music here on The Planet.. Love It!! Peace.. Peggy
Mar 13
Ziplok:
I added you. Can you add my song to your playlist, its called "Passion"wQUES please add it and Ziplok to your list.
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Go there and leave a comment!!!!
Pick me as your friend on myspace ...
Oct 13
Press
“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.”
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