Badman- demo CDR (2005-6?)

 

I'm happy to present something a little different from the noisier stuff I've previously posted. Badman was based out of Providence but members appear to have split time between Pvd, NYC, Boston and Denver. A few years back they were playing out frequently and getting great local press in anticipation of their debut full length slated for release on Providence's Corleone Records. Unfortunately the release date came and went with no album, and the band seemed to have dropped off the face of the earth, though at least one member went on to explore similar-minded ground (albiet instrumental) in the excellent Volcano Kings.
Badman took up in the fine lineage of the Gun Club, later Tom Waits, and most strongly the Bad Seeds and the bluesier moments of the Birthday Party. The vocals have a distinctly Cave-ian croon (in the best possible way) augmented by twanging slide-heavy guitar and a second percussionist banging on trash cans and scrap metal, recorded open and reverb-thick. Excellent songwriting chops, great production (especially for a demo, god damn!) and style for miles. I'm a sucker for a band that wears suits.

This was a 5-song demo CDR they were giving away at shows at the time. Absolutely amazing stuff, far exceeding what one would expect from such modest packaging.

MEDIAFIRE DOWNLOAD ---HERE---

ADDENDUM:

Just found out that they went and deposited a cleaned up version of this demo and what I imagine was supposed to have been their debut album on Bandcamp for all to enjoy. I'm still going ahead and uploading my rip of the CDR, so do whatcha feel. The bandcamp site also states that the group officially disbanded in 2009, so I guess that's the end of that mystery.

https://badmanmusic.bandcamp.com/