Folkloric Feel is Apostle of Hustle

Apostle of Hustle

Apostle of Hustle is a Canadian indie rock group, formed in 2001 by Andrew Whiteman.-History:The band is more or less the brainchild of Andrew Whiteman, who has been in such groups as Bourbon Tabernacle Choir and Que Vida. He released a solo effort titled Fear of Zen in 1995. He is also the lead...

's debut album. The album is described as indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 with very subtle Latin influences, such as incorporating the sound stylings of the tres

Tres

The tres is a 3-course, 6-string chordophone which was created in Cuba. A tres player is called a tresero in Cuba and a tresista in Puerto Rico.-Cuban tres:In Cuba, the son was created as a song and a salon dance genre...

 and permutations of Latin rhythms.

Track listing

1. "Folkloric Feel" – 7:49
2. "Sleepwalking Ballad" – 5:22
3. "Baby, You're in Luck" – 2:22
4. "Energy of Death" – 3:35
5. "Kings & Queens" – 5:07
6. "Song for Lorca" – 3:55
7. "Animal Fat" – 4:44
8. "Dark Is What I Want / Strutters' Ball" – 4:06
9. "Gleaning" – 4:31
10. "They Shoot Horses, Don't They" – 5:53
11. "Wedding Song"^† – 0:38

† "Wedding Song" is an untitled bonus track not included in all CD pressings. It can be found in an Arts & Crafts

Arts & Crafts (record label)

Arts & Crafts Productions is a Toronto-based independent artist services company, offering expertise as an independent record label, management firm, merchandiser and music publisher both in Canada and internationally...

 compilation album titled Adventures in Advertising. Another non-album track is "The Wristwatch of the Shepherdess", an interpretative cover of the Cuban traditional "El Reloj de Pastora" by Arsenio Rodríguez

Arsenio Rodríguez

Arsenio Rodríguez was a Cuban musician who played the tres , reorganized the conjunto and developed the son montuno, and other Afro-Cuban rhythms in the 1940s and 50s...

. The two songs are also available in vinyl and digital download editions.

External links

• Folkloric Feel spotlight page on Arts & Crafts
  Arts & Crafts (record label)
  Arts & Crafts Productions is a Toronto-based independent artist services company, offering expertise as an independent record label, management firm, merchandiser and music publisher both in Canada and internationally...
  
  
• An informative interview by Ross Simonini (July 2005)