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Website: The Twin Cats

Home Base: Indianapolis, IN

Genre: Rock, Jazz, Blues, Funk

Compared To: George Clinton and Funkadelic Parliament, Galactic, Liquid Soul, Karl Denson, Steely Dan

Influenced By: James Brown, Tower of Power, Prince, Liquid Tension Experiment, Earth, Wind & Fire

Band Members: Adam Catron – Drums
Seth Catron – Guitar, Vocals
Nick Gerlach – Saxophone
Phil Geyer – Keyboards
Cameron Reel – Bass

Bio: Indianapolis, Indiana’s prog-funk ensemble, The Twin Cats, have been on the path to creating their own distinctive approach to fusion music since their line up was finalized in 2004 by blending influences from funk to prog rock, jazz and electronica.

With the present lineup forming in 2004, The Twin Cats are at the cutting edge of musical creativity in Indianapolis and indeed the eastern half of the US. In the past year, The Twin Cats have quickly become one of the premier musical acts touring today.

This recent explosion coming on the heels of their latest release, Thick. The album, the band’s first effort with the Owl Studios record label, finds The Twin Cats exploring a newer and more intense direction by nodding strongly toward both their progressive rock as well as more synth-driven and trance tendencies that are quite apparent in the band’s live engagements. This while still maintaining their strong funk and fusion roots.

This period truly has The Twin Cats graduating to a further refinement of their new and original blend of Face Funk.

The Twin Cats have been crushing dance floors at venues throughout the Midwest and are looking to take their show even farther.

They have shared the stage with world renowned artist such as Charlie Hunter, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, The Greyboy All Stars, Rusted Root, Here Come The Mummies and Garaj Mahal and have made appearances at the Summercamp, 10,000 lakes and F.U.N.K. Festivals.

Their album “Thick” was released in September of 2009 on the Owl Studios label as a follow up to their self-released album “United” (2008). The album serves the listener by highlighting the bands compositional ability while making sure to preserve the energy from their live show.

My Review: Blues music has been around since the end of the 19th century and is a truly American musical form originating in the black communities of the Deep South. As with all musical genre, Blues music progresses with time. The Twin Cats may very well have raised The Blues to the next progression!

By adding elements of progressive jazz and rock and modern instrumentation, The Twin Cats has made the blues more appealing and more accessible to a wider audience.

Blues music was originally slower paced, dark and sad in mood and if you weren’t depressed when you started listening to it, you might very well be when you finished!

While the lyrics may still be on the darker side, the music is much faster paced, while maintaining the unmistakable “blues sound”. The keyboards and sax add a lot of “depth” to the music.

Seth Catron’s voice has that perfect “gravelly” sound so important to the male blues singer. He is a perfect fit for this group. The rest of the band plays impeccably as well.

The Twin Cat’s music should appeal to both the veteran Blues listener and the new comer alike. The white community as well as the black.

I found these sample tracks to be a pleasure to listen to and recommend Thick to all readers. I rate Thick by The Twin Cats a 10 and a Thumbs Up!

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Thick by The Twin Cats, 2009, 8.2 out of 10 based on 5 ratings