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Caterwaul

by Milquetoast

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1.
Intro 00:33
2.
Dead Inside 02:35
Dead Inside You’re dead inside, You’re an empty shell And I don’t know what to do with you Trapped inside, your living hell And I don’t know how to deal with you Dead inside (you’re dead inside) But I can’t stay (dead inside) Away from you (you’re dead inside) I was alive (now I’m dead inside) Didn’t trust myself And I followed you down Red flags were on the shelf Now I’m in a hell of my own Dead inside (you’re dead inside) But I can’t stay (dead inside) Away from you (you’re dead inside) I was alive (now I’m dead inside)
3.
Recognize 04:30
Recognize Do you fear For your life Everytime you Encounter a cop No? But there are People that do Recognition Goes a long way Have you feared Potential violence Just for being Who you are No? Well there are People that do Recognition Goes a long way Check yourself! Someone please tell me why we keep on living? Worthless – a plague on this plane of existence. Cowardly rats on our funeral pyre Endlessly raising up racists and liars Who step on the weak and wageslave the poor Impious murderous provacateurs What is the meaning of a life left unlived? What’s your excuse for hiding in bliss? I’ll leave you alone and leave you to die.
4.
Matapacos 02:42
¡Correr! ¡Rápido, corramos! ¡Emergen policías necrófagos! Solo temen uno mordisco Matapacos Masticando Mordiendo Guerrerito Matapacos bite that cop! Su armas ladran en las sombras, gueriendo para nos vidas. Pero ¿te salvará a tiempo? Matapacos Masticando Mordiendo Guerrerito Matapacos (cachorro esforzado) Masticando (el ladra para ti) Mordiendo (nos amos matapacos) Guerrerito (and matapacos loves) Matacapos bite that cop! Matapacos Masticando Mordiendo Guerrerito Matapaco (cachorro esforzado) Masticando (el ladra para ti) Moriendo (nos amos matapacos) Guerrerito (and matapacos loves you) Matapaco (cachorro esforzado) Masticando (el ladra para ti) Moriendo (nos amos matapacos) Guerrerito (and matapacos loves you) Matacapos bite that cop!
5.
Stoner Safari Morning biker’s coffee Wake n shake n bake Villains hit the highway Hunting stoner prey Psycho tweakers! Robbed them under darkness Thieving hippies fleed Escaping burnouts spotted By their cloud of weed So you wanna get stoned Today’s your lucky day Now you’re really getting lit Stoned to death So you wanna get high Well it’s your turn to die Now you’re really getting lit Stoned to death Speed freak demons catch up Run them off the road Take those thieves at gunpoint Down to Deadman’s Grove Bloody vengeance Robber hippies rotting Weed meat full of holes Buried in desert Burned out from their souls So you wanna get stoned Today’s your lucky day Now you’re really getting lit Stoned to death So you wanna get high Well it’s your turn to die Now you’re really getting lit Stoned to death Die Stoned to death So you wanna get stoned Today’s your lucky day Now you’re really getting lit Stoned to death So you wanna get high Well it’s your turn to die Now you’re really getting lit Stoned to death Die Stoned to death
6.
Step Off 03:34
Just here minding my own business I’m not trying to talk to anyone Stay back - give me my space Woah! Don’t touch me! Hey! Step off! Hey man, back off - I don’t know you This is my personal space Leave me the fuck alone Woah! Don’t touch me! Hey! Step off!
7.
Space Force 04:25
Space Force (space force) x4 I got nothin’ to do, I’ll join the (space force) You’ll respect me too, when I’m in the (space force) (space force) x4 Now I’m mopping floors, fuckin (space force) Listen babe, I’m real hard core – it’s the (space force) (space force) x4 Hey man, did you tie that down? fuckin (space force) Then why’s it floatin around? Oh no ( SPAAAAACE ) FORCE OF SPACE(LUNGS IMPLODING) SPACE FORCE (EYES EXPLODING) FORCE OF SPACE (VACUUM FORCES) SPACE FORCE (THE FORCE OF SPACE) I DON’T WANNA GO TO MARS Now they wanna ship us off To break the new frontier Crush the Martian heretics Sow racism and fear Suicidal mission Of ignorance and greed Enslaved through economics To satiate Lockheed Infesting space with superstition American right, a fine tradition Two senators of divine birth To rule the martian tomb Eldritch tycoons of oil past Were marked inside the womb Seven billion from the House Shall stack the Martian dead Then grind em up and burn them Their litany unread YOU’RE FUCKED
8.
Fake News Blues Murder the EPA They poisoned the water and made the frogs gay Don’t believe anything they say Global warming’s a hoax to take my hemi away It was 20 here yesterday Who cares if it’s June pal, get out of my way Everything I disagree with Is fake news Confirm my own bias With fake news I worship the NRA A good guy with a gun is the American way I’ll believe anything they say Sandy Hook was just a hoax to take my guns away I’m John Goddamned Wayne. Who cares about the shooting that happened yesterday Everything I disagree with Is fake news Confirm my own bias With fake news Only quote the sources That support my views I can’t think for myself I got the fake news blues Coal jobs are never coming back Fake news We’re experiencing a global water crisis Fake news US actions in Iraq left a vacuum for ISIS Fake news There is definitely a pee tape Oh yeah dude, there’s definitely a pee tape Everything I disagree with Is fake news Confirm my own bias With fake news Only quote the sources That support my views I can’t think for myself I got the fake news blues
9.
Wall 03:25
Wall Families are fleeing Captured and detained Cage ‘em in a wal-mart Molested and enchained Imprisoned them for profit Their illness left to rot Guards think chica’s pretty Raped on moldy cot Tear down the wall The wall in your mind Ignorance is bliss ‘Till you eat shit Chaos and confusion Distortion and deceit Victims are pariahs In the land of liberty They're asylum seekers Mr. GorbaTrump Tear down this wall Tear down the wall The wall in your mind Ignorance is bliss ‘Till you eat shit Willful ignorance Tear down the wall The wall in your mind Ignorance is bliss ‘Till you eat shit I don’t wanna eat no muthafuckin Applebee’s quesadilla That’s the only quesadilla left if they build the wall
10.
Forgotten Death It’s hard to care, when they’re way over there In a different place, can’t put a name to the face Separated by language and status borders and culture, Warlords hover like vultures Let them die It’s out of our hands God has a plan Millions of children dead They're in the line of fire, of bullets and bombs Facing starvation, epidemic disease But we have got, our own problems Can't save them all, their cries lost in the breeze Let them die It’s out of our hands God has a plan Millions of children dead

about

When Milquetoast (milk-ˌtōst) is used as an adjective, it means timid, meek, or unassertive. But you only need a single distorted power chord or unhinged howl from the Indiana trio's punked-up party sludge to get sucker-punched by the band name’s irony. Milquetoast will kick 2022's front door off its hinges with their debut LP mastered by Chris Fielding of the mighty Conan, appropriately named Caterwaul.

Formed in 2018 by vocalist/guitarist Ty Winslow, Milquetoast was devised as an expression of weirdo punk fury. In fact, it was Winslow's penchant for loud riffs and cheeky vibes that initially lured vocalist/bassist Andy Bowerman as a collaborator.

"In a church 2.5 hours in the middle of nowhere," Bowerman recalls, "I was looking out into the melee [of a mosh pit] and seeing crossdressing members of [Winslow's then-band] Battersea riding each other around like jousting mounts. So the friendship came easy—and came often."

After recruiting drumming dynamo Nick James, the band's unique impish energy took shape. Gather the mops that soaked up sweat and blood from stages in the '80s west coast punk and Seattle grunge scenes. Squeeze the fluids into a shot glass with Mike Judge's satire distilled into whiskey. Add in the doom and heavy metal pedigrees of the band's dual-screamers, and you get Caterwaul.

Winslow describes Milquetoast as "raucous heavy rock with the simplicity and irreverence of punk." Think genre-burning bands like Melvins and Mudhoney, along with the sneering punk of Black Flag, Child Bite, and Dead Kennedys. Bowerman adds their own colorful summary: "Minutemen and Fu Manchu wearing Celtic Frost t-shirts.”

Mostly written during the pandemic and the last turbulent presidency, Caterwaul's lyrical focus is a snapshot of political incompetence and social decay. Despite grim subjects ripped from the headlines, Milquetoast laugh through the absurdity. The cover art by Ellie Shvaiko captures that dichotomy of grimy heaviness and pastel-pink levity. The recording was tracked by band ally Tucker Thomasson of Throne of Iron in one insane day to achieve fast 'n' loose performances true to the band's manic stage energy. Because at the end of the day, Milquetoast is first and foremost about the live spectacle.

"Our approach to live shows is all about having fun," Winslow confirms. "Fans can expect over-the-top outfits, some light-hearted razzing of the other bands, and loud rock 'n' roll."

Once Covid stops being such a menace, Milquetoast may troll a town near you. Until then, Wise Blood Records will release Caterwaul on January 7th, 2022. Get weird. Get wild. Get ready for Milquetoast.

credits

released January 28, 2022

MILQUETOAST IS:
Ty - guitar and vocals
Andy - bass, vocals, and synth
Nick - drums

All songs written and performed by Milquetoast
Engineered and mixed by Tucker Thomasson at The Megadungeon
Mastered by Chris Fielding at Skyhammer Studio
Album artwork by Ellie Shvaiko
Album layout by David Jaggar

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