Cougar (band)
Cougar is an instrumental post-rock band from Madison, Wisconsin formed in 2003. Formerly on the Madison-based record label Layered Music (the label of Youngblood Brass Band, of which drummer D.H. Skogen is also a member). Cougar toured the United States, Europe and the UK on the release of their debut album "Law" during early 2007, including a well-received show in Madison. Discography. Section::::"Law". "Law" is Cougar's début album. It was recorded at Layered Studios in Madison and released by Layered Music in Europe in February 2006, and in America release was one year later , on February 20, 2007. It was distributed by Play It Again Sam. All tracks written by Cougar. Reviews Section::::"Patriot". "Patriot" is the second studio album by instrumental band Cougar, released in August 2009. While reception was warm, reviewers tussled with the task of pigeonholing the sound of the album, roll-calling contemporary and influential bands and works. "Rock Sound" reviewer Dan Morgan illustrated the album's sound: "polyrhythmic Fugazi structures merge delicately with angelic post rock and the sort of even-handed electronica that 65daysofstatic might produce if their parents forced them onto Ritalin." Likewise, Alexander Tudor of Drowned in  Sound questioned the categorisation of the band and their sound: "Does the grey area between (guitar-led, crescendo-prone) post-rock and instrumental electronica actually have a name we can agree on… or is this what Simon Reynolds had in mind when he coined post-rock, in the mid-Nineties?" Structurally, he compares the album to Mogwai's "Mr. Beast", Björk and Meanwhile, back in Communist Russia... Writing for the "NME", Matt Warwick describes the track "Florida Logic" as "Mars Volta-inspired". Band members Reviews Resources. MySpace Official web site