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Check out the set Cotton Mather performed in Studio 1A at KUTX 98.9 in Austin last week. Bonus material: This Friday, look out for the release of a NoiseTrade sampler of nine tracks culled from the band's massive "Songs From The I Ching" project to write 64 songs, one for each hexagram of the I Ching, which band leader Robert Harrison calls "an extraordinary book about ordinary life."
Just announced! KUTX 98.9 Presents Cotton Mather live at 3TEN Austin City Limits Live on Weds., May 24th. Tickets on sale this Friday at 10AM. Wild Kingdom, the latest piece of the "Songs From The I Ching" 64-track project is out now!
"The ability to take personal obsessions and make them accessible defines great artists, and Cotton Mather wears that mark proudly on Wild Kingdom." - Austin Chronicle
“Smart melodies and lyrics makes ‘Wild Kingdom’ a satisfying listen: heady, catchy, fun.” - Paste Magazine on Cotton Mather
"Like hot, shiny Raspberries fortified with the elevated argument of Squeeze and Attractions-era Elvis Costello."
David Fricke said so many other great things about Cotton Mather for Rolling Stone, they can't all be quoted here. New album Wild Kingdom is out April 7th!
Here's the latest single from Cotton Mather over at PopMatters! "Better Than A Hit" is from Wild Kingdom, out April 7th (and available at Waterloo Records in Austin ahead of that.) It's the second “Songs From The I Ching” collection, marking 30 of 64 tracks available. Cotton Mather supports Spoon at SXSW on March 15th!
"Its first album in 15 years, is nothing short of a triumph." says Austin Monthly, naming Death of The Cool by Cotton Mather the #9 Austin album of the year!
Cotton Mather is nearing the half-way mark! Robert Harrison is writing 64 mini-pop masterpieces, one for each reading of the I Ching, an "extraordinary book about ordinary life," as he defines it. The latest is the final version of the song "Faded," which features Nicole Atkins on vocals, and is one of three tracks with Nicole for the project that will be released on 12/30. Thanks out to The Bluegrass Situation for premiering this one!
Atwood Magazine takes a deep dive, discussing "Girl With a Blue Guitar," the title track from the latest four-song EP by Cotton Mather. The new batch of tunes brings Robert Harrison's 64-track "Songs From The I Ching" project into the late-20's. Read more about it at ichingsongs.com.
Robert Harrison of Cotton Mather is doing the improbable, and maybe the impossible. He's now 24 songs in on the 64-track "Songs From The I Ching" project! Thanks to Elmore Magazine for premiering "Fighting Through," which accompanies three more new tunes, posting to ichingsongs.com on Dec. 2nd.