Prize Country - Lottery of Recognition

Prize Country originally caught my attention when I noticed that they would be joining Sirhan Sirhan on their upcoming tour which I think starts around April 3rd. I am hoping to make it out to their stop here in KC at the Record Bar on the 28th of the same month. It should be pretty great, even more so now after hearing Prize Country’s full-length album Lottery of Recognition just out this past year on Exigent Records. It is a hefty dosage of crunching guitars that I believe should appeal to quite a few out there that are into mid nineties post-hardcore. It definitely encompasses the same frenetic style of play that many of those bands from that period shared. Plenty of twisted guitar riffs nicely intertwined with heavy bass lines, which I’m always a big fan of. The nice thing about Prize Country though is they don’t get overly complicated, they are a band that is still definitely all about the big riff. Anymore that’s almost refreshing to hear. Apparently the band is from Portland, Oregon however there are a few songs on the album that definitely show a hint of Midwestern rock influence to them. Lottery of Recognition is an album that hits hard, which should hopefully translate well if I do make it out to that show. Anyway, definitely check out the tunes below.

Prize Country – Nice View [MP3]
Prize Country – Playing the Fool [MP3]

For some more tunes and to purchase their album Lottery of Recognition, head over to their MySpace. Also be on the lookout for an upcoming split 7’’ with Loom and another split 7’’ with tour mates Sirhan Sirhan. Enjoy!