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From The Desk Of Houndmouth: Man At The Diner

HoundmouthLogoAfter high school, Matt Myers didn’t really feel like going away to college, so he stayed in New Albany and went to Indiana University Southeast, across the river from Louisville. He didn’t feel like concentrating on anything, so he majored in general studies with a minor in philosophy. Six years later, when the time came to graduate, he thought a little about working in a coffee shop, but he never got around to finding a job. After one last winery gig, he traded in the acoustic duo he had with Katie Toupin and went electric with drummer Shane Cody, an old friend who’d moved back to town. Cody called up bassist Zak Appleby, and something almost clicked. All they needed was for Toupin to join them on organ, and halfway through a session with too many dogs barking in the background, Houndmouth was born. Recorded over five days in the high heat of the Hoosier summer, From The Hills Below The City (Rough Trade) feels like the second coming of the Band, mixing folk, country and rock into a whole that’s bigger than the sum of its parts, with each member writing songs, switching back and forth between instruments, and taking a turn on lead vocals. Houndmouth will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our new feature on the band.

Diner

Appleby: The other day I was eating breakfast at a local diner in my hometown when I noticed a man sitting in the booth directly across from me pull a good chunk of hair straight out of his head. He examined the specimen and proceeded to dip it right into his ketchup next to his hash browns and then proceeded to shove it into his mouth. When his head came up and he noticed I had seen him, he looked me straight in the eyes and continued chewing. He was so confident in his mastication that he made me feel like I was in the wrong. As I have never eaten my own or anyone else’s hair; maybe he is onto something. And maybe it will be all the rage in the years to come. I’ll let you be the judge.