the cut off

the cut off is a band with 4 guys from Fort Worth, Texas that spent many years honing their musical ears as music fans. From countless hours of watching, breathing and listening to music the cut off members gained the abilities and confidence to begin creating music of their own. Critics have classified the cut*off sound as "fascinatingly languid conglomeration of '60s garage/psychedlia and '90s grunge leftovers" This has led the cut*off to receive comparisons with bands such as: Pixies, Nirvana, Velvet Underground, The Animals, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and Mudhoney. the cut*off have continued to mature from their 2003 self-released full length "polarity". They were hand selected to appear on "Hey-A Pixies Tribute Album" and the latest release, The Rorschach E.P. (2006), is getting attention from music critics. the cut*off have been nominated as "Best New Artist" and "Best Rock Artist" by the Fort Worth Weekly. The Rorschach E.P. was #3 in the top 10 albums of 2006 in the Dallas Observer Read some of what media and promoters have been saying about The Rorschach E.P.: "...The right way to do "60s-ish jamboree-style rock is a la the cut*off's new Rorschach e.p...All five songs are exemplary..." "Can't hold'em down: The dudes in the cut*off have matured into a marquee indie-rock outfit." "With its loosey-goosey arrangement and lazy guitar strumming that sounds like it's coming from an old Rickenbacker, "Adults We Know" conjures up the dank, dark East Village basement clubs where '60s-era psychedelics like the Velvet Underground performed in sunglasses. With its locomotive rhythm, squalling guitars and bullet mic action, "Hold Me Down" is a trip to the Austin honkytonks where tattooed Gen-X rednecks began incorporating grunge into their a-pickin' and a-spittin'."