Casket Lottery were a somewhat low-key band from Kansas City, MO. Started in the late 90's as a side project of KC hardcore band Coalesce, the three-piece band played fantastic Indie-Emo rock. Dynamic noisy-quiet levels, Clean-to-distorted soaring guitar, subdued but very skilled bass guitar work, syncopated drums, and calling-answering vocals added tremendously to the quality. Guitarist Nathan's voice took me a minute to get used to, being thin and boyish at times, but it certainly grew on me. He's a really nice guy, and their shows were great. Numerous tours and new projects have pulled the band members away from the Casket Lottery project in recent years, notably with members of now-defunct Small Brown Bike to form Able Baker Fox.
I have had the pleasure of seeing these boys play in Columbus Ohio a few years back with pals Small Brown Bike, and then later in Chicago (merged with SBB as Able Baker Fox) opening up for scene favorites Hot Water Music.
As Casket Lottery, they released many great recordings, notably this one, "Choose Bronze." Why the two pictures above? The album was released originally with the blue heavy-card stock cover with cut-outs revealing the words "choose bronze," then re-released with the foofy cover later on. One can guess price was a factor in changing the cover.
The title taken from a line in a Shakespeare play, the CD is fantastic. It is an older release of theirs, dating from 1999, released on Second Nature Records. This record label also put out the Able Baker Fox release "Voices."
Tracks to pay special attention to are "Ocean," "Softie," and "Ever Since Sulfur"
Track Listing:
1. Midway
2. Deepset and Longlashed
3. Trust Nolan
4. Softie
5. Ocean
6. Ever Since Sulfur
7. One Trick Pony
8. Everyone Here is Wrong
9. The Matter
10. For When I'm Missing
11. Home Is...
Choose Bronze
As Casket Lottery, they released many great recordings, notably this one, "Choose Bronze." Why the two pictures above? The album was released originally with the blue heavy-card stock cover with cut-outs revealing the words "choose bronze," then re-released with the foofy cover later on. One can guess price was a factor in changing the cover.
The title taken from a line in a Shakespeare play, the CD is fantastic. It is an older release of theirs, dating from 1999, released on Second Nature Records. This record label also put out the Able Baker Fox release "Voices."
Tracks to pay special attention to are "Ocean," "Softie," and "Ever Since Sulfur"
Track Listing:
1. Midway
2. Deepset and Longlashed
3. Trust Nolan
4. Softie
5. Ocean
6. Ever Since Sulfur
7. One Trick Pony
8. Everyone Here is Wrong
9. The Matter
10. For When I'm Missing
11. Home Is...
Choose Bronze
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