EMS Presents
Massy Ferguson
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A little about our newest album:
"On their sixth full-length studio album, Joe’s Meat and Grocery, Massy Ferguson doubles down on their rock & roll roots, mixing bar-band twang with a raw, guitar-driven bang. Gluing those sounds together is the songwriting partnership of bass-playing frontman Ethan Anderson and guitarist Adam Monda. Their songs spin stories of small-town adolescence, big-city adulthood, and the long miles of highway that stretch in between.
Joe’s Meat and Grocery, named after the family store Monda’s grandpa ran in early-1900s Wenatchee, WA, continues that tradition of northwest blue-collar and does so in montage-form, zooming into various scenes from the lives of co-writers Anderson and Monda in four-minute increments. The details are rich, the context implied, and the writing is stunningly simple, like the literal minimalism of Anderson’s favorite authors: Cormac McCarthy, Raymond Carver, Dennis Johnson, and Willie Vlautin. Songs like “Miles Away” and “Save What Couldn’t Be Saved” give dual blasts of heartland-worthy hooks and the kind of minimalistic honesty that the album title suggests."
"Seattle band Massy Ferguson further cement their alt country /roots rock status with another solid new album Victory & Ruins. The thirteen song collection focuses on the easy going narrative vocal styling of Ethan Anderson, who is mix between Tom Petty and Steve Earl." - No Depression (US)
Massy Ferguson
“Massy Ferguson have put together an excellent mix of rock and country twang on their very impressive debut record" -- John Richards 90.3FM KEXP Morning Show Host (US), Producer
"Run It Right into The Wall is a solid slice of gritty roots rock music which deserves a listen. The band also have a fine live reputation" -- Blabber n Smoke (UK)