The Goddamn Gallows Abracadabra (7inch, 45rpm)

The Goddamn Gallows

The line-up: Joe Perreze (vocals, banjo), Mikey Classic (vocals, guitar), Fishgutzzz (vocals, upright bass), Baby Genius (drums) and TV's Avery (accordion, washboard, drums).

The Goddamn Gallows came from the heart of America's Rust Belt, arising from a night of flophouse violence. Drifting across the states, they cemented their sound in Portland, Oregon, and later in Los Angeles, California, where they lived in abandoned buildings, squatter camps, storage units and shoebox apartments. In 2007 they left everything behind and spent the next four years living out of whatever vehicle would get them to the next town.

Building upon their original sound of twanged-out punk rock gutterbilly ('Life Of Sin', 2004, and 'Gutterbillyblues', 2007), they began picking up stray musicians along the way and adding to their sound washboard, accordion, mandolin and banjo ('Ghost Of The Rails', 2009, and '7 Devils', 2011), creating a sound referred to as 'hobocore', 'gypsy punk' or 'Americana punk', while never being stuck in any one sound.

The Goddamn Gallows continue to rapidly grow a devoted following with their volatile and spectacular live shows – a contagious, spontaneous eruption of unpredictability.

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