Those Poor Bastards

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Those Poor Bastards
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Background information
Origin Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Genres
Years active2004 (2004)–present
LabelsTribulation Recording Co.
Members
  • Lonesome Wyatt
  • The Minister

Those Poor Bastards are an American gothic country band based in Madison, Wisconsin. [1] Since 2004 they have released twelve full-length studio albums, seven EPs [2] and have toured in both North America and Europe.

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The band is composed of Lonesome Wyatt (vocals, guitar) and The Minister (banjo, bass, percussion, backing vocals). They are secretive and reveal very little information about themselves. [3]

Background

Growing up, Lonesome Wyatt vaguely described his childhood as very isolated, [4] having few friends at school and "going the whole summer" without seeing them, and that his parents "were insane". [5] He attended Stoughton High School (Wisconsin), [6] graduating in 1997. Inspired by Nick Cave and Johnny Cash, he began to record music in his parents' basement, where he began a solo gothic folk project called Lonesome Wyatt and the Holy Spooks before disbanding it in 2002, [7] [5] although the group was revived in 2010.

History

While looking for a band name in the early 2000s, Wyatt discovered the phrase "those poor bastards" in a book, and decided to use it as the name for his band formed with another unidentified member known as The Minister. [8] In late 2005, his father was alleged to have contacted him for fear that he was a werewolf because he could not remember where he gotten mud on his shoes. Wyatt has been questioned about the incident in various interviews. [9] [5] The Minister veils his face in all official band photography, does not perform live and has not revealed his identity. [4] For live performances, Wyatt performs with a third musician, Vincent Presley, on drums, moog, and keyboard. At live shows, Presley is known to play the moog or keyboard with drums simultaneously.

Their song Pills I Took was covered by Hank Williams III on his landmark 2006 release, Straight to Hell .

Musical style and influences

Those Poor Bastards has been described as gothic country. [1] The band performs a style that derives from gothic rock and traditional Americana, often with themes in the genre of murder ballads. [10] Their lyrics focus on themes of sin, damnation, misery, religion and death. [1] [11] [12]

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Thanki, Juli (7 February 2008). "THOSE POOR BASTARDS: HELLFIRE HYMNS". PopMatters. Retrieved 2022-11-20. This band makes Gothic Country at its apocalyptic best. [...] Those Poor Bastards can stand on their own as pioneers in the fast-growing Gothic Country subgenre.
  2. ↑ "Official Website Discography" . Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Those Poor Bastards". The Swedish Institute of Gothic Country. March 21, 2014. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  4. 1 2 Kody Dayish (October 31, 2014). "Halloween Is Here... So Are Those Poor Bastards" (PDF). Navajo Nation News. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 "The Mick 25" (PDF). 2006. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Wyatt Hellickson from Stoughton High School - Classmates" . Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  7. ↑ "LONESOME WYATT AND THE HOLY SPOOKS - Reggies Chicago". Reggies Chicago. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Interview time with Lonesome Wyatt". April 11, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  9. ↑ "An Interview With Lonesome Wyatt of Those Poor Bastards". August 8, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Halloween Review: Those Poor Bastards' "Vicious Losers"". Saving Country Music. October 31, 2014. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  11. ↑ April Snellings (November 2012). "West of Hell: A new album and novel from country doom due Those Poor Bastards revels in ole timey grime and gore". Rue Morgue Magazine . Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  12. ↑ Chris Krovatin (March 31, 2019). "9 Artists Bringing Darkness and Evil to Old Genres". Kerrang . Retrieved March 31, 2019.
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