Cotton Jones (formerly The Cotton Jones Basket Ride) is an American

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band, with elements of psychedelic folk,

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, and Americana, based in Cumberland, Maryland and currently signed to Suicide Squeeze Records. Michael Nau (born October 31, 1984) is the lead singer-songwriter and plays guitar, Whitney McGraw (born July 20, 1986) is on keyboards, organ, and electronic autoharp, Todd Gowans (born February 4, 1986) plays lead electric guitar, with Greg Bender on bass.

Albums

''The River Strumming''

On September 23, 2008, the band released their first LP, ''The River Strumming'', through the indie label St. Ives. It was a hand-made package limited to only 300 copies and was described as a "delightful slab of fuzzed-out dream folk."

''Paranoid Cocoon''

On January 27, 2009, the band released their second LP, their debut for Suicide Squeeze Records, ''

Paranoid Cocoon ''Paranoid Cocoon'' is the second album by Cotton Jones, which was released on January 27, 2009. It was the band's debut on Suicide Squeeze Records. The band's sound was described as an "intriguing mix of country and melancholy psychedelia" and ...

''. It was described as a "weepy, reverb-drenched blend of Pacific Northwest, 1960s folk-pop, and heartland rock."

''Tall Hours in the Glowstream''

On August 24, 2010, the band released their third LP, ''

Tall Hours in the Glowstream ''Tall Hours in the Glowstream'' is the third album by Cotton Jones, which was released on August 24, 2010. Michael Nau and Whitney McGraw recorded the majority of the album in their living room while they were staying in Winterville, Georgia, an ...

''. It was described as "classic country music filtered through a dream-pop haze."

''About the Game''

On August 21, 2012, the band released ''About the Game'', a 7" record limited to only 500 copies.

''Mowing''

On November 18, 2015, Michael Nau announced his solo debut ''Mowing'', introducing the first single "Winter Beat" via SoundCloud. The album was made available for pre-order, limited to only 1,000 copies, shipping on February 8, 2016. The album's general release date was February 19, 2016.

''Some Twist''

On June 16, 2017, Michael Nau released his second solo album ''Some Twist''.

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described it as a "high-humidity set for long summer days, present or imagined" and Red & Black described it as "outer space road trip music...songs that feel unreal in their otherworldliness."

Discography

Band members

Current members

* Michael Nau *

Whitney McGraw Whitney may refer to: Film and television * ''Whitney'' (2015 film), a Whitney Houston biopic starring Yaya DaCosta * ''Whitney'' (2018 film), a documentary about Whitney Houston * ''Whitney'' (TV series), an American sitcom that premiered i ...

Todd Gowans Todd or Todds may refer to: Places ;Australia: * Todd River, an ephemeral river ;United States: * Todd Valley, California, also known as Todd, an unincorporated community * Todd, Missouri, a ghost town * Todd, North Carolina, an unincorporated ...

Greg Bender Greg is a masculine given name, and often a shortened form of the given name Gregory. Greg (more commonly spelled " Gregg") is also a surname. People with the name *Greg Abbott (disambiguation), multiple people * Greg Abel (born 1961/1962), Canad ...

Touring members

* Chris Morris * Bryan Martin * Matt Smith

References

External links

Official WebsiteSuicideSqueeze.net
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cotton Jones Indie rock musical groups from Maryland Suicide Squeeze Records artists