{"id":14311,"date":"2022-08-22T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/?p=14311"},"modified":"2022-08-22T16:14:25","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T14:14:25","slug":"new-album-liquid-mike-a-beer-can-and-a-bouquet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/22\/new-album-liquid-mike-a-beer-can-and-a-bouquet\/","title":{"rendered":"New album: Liquid Mike || A Beer Can And A Bouquet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Back to Marquette we go! Liquid Mike returns with their third full-length, and it’s everything I could’ve hoped for. Liquid Mike is fronted by Mike Maple who frequently pops up<\/a> on our site with his own music and contributions in the work of the extremely talented circle of musicians from Marquette. Cody Marecek of Yard Waste (drums), Monica Nelson (synths), and Raymond Little (guitar – make sure to check out his excellent solo record<\/a>) round out Liquid Mike on A Beer Can And A Bouquet.<\/em><\/p>\n

Liquid Mike have kept all the good parts about their previous record Stuntman<\/em><\/a>. They still very much sound like a punchy and energetic indie rock\/powerpop hybrid in the vein of Midtown, Piebald, Laika’s Orbit and The Promise Ring. Liquid Mike pour their heart and soul in these nine new recordings. The band calls it their most collaborative effort to date and had a blast creating the record. It shows. Songs like Lease Agreement, Elmer’s Glue, Snoozer, I’ll Get Back To You<\/em> all stand out, and the quality throughout the record is consistently strong. There is a bittersweet element to the record though. Drummer Cody Marecek moved away recently, and the future of the band is unclear. Will it mark the end of Liquid Mike? Will they continue with a different drummer? Will the band become a recording project exclusively?<\/p>\n

The final song on A Beer Can And A Bouquet<\/em> is called There’s No Rock and Roll No More \/\/ Death to Liquid Mike<\/em><\/a>. It starts out as a melancholic campfire acoustic track, and finishes as a loud instrumental track. The song kinda hurts and hits hard, even though I’m sure the people involved with or without each other will continue to create music worth our ears. I cross my fingers that this is not the last thing we hear from Liquid Mike. But whatever happens, thanx for burning bright Liquid Mike!<\/p>\n