And throughout the night it evolves into a sound as dark as a winter night, as sharp as a rattler's fang, as vicious as a meth lab guard dog, as bizarre as a pack of sideshow carnies, and as full of fire and brimstone as an evangelical preacher of the South's sweaty Bible Belt.' - No Depression They proceed to pick up guitars, banjos, fiddles, buckets for percussion, and various other instruments, some homemade, some not, and play song after song as if their very lives depended upon it.

Rather than commit itself entirely to the time in which we presently live, their sound finds itself treading through the stinking gutter of a Depression era alleyway, only to sit amongst other lost souls, all of them sitting around a mighty fire burning in the guts of a metal waste container. It’s a sound that was decidedly born too late, for it seems to long for a time its creators never knew, a simpler, more primitive time. 'Those Poor Bastards own a unique sound that only touches the edges of traditional roots music, a sound that repeatedly smashes the molds that have shaped country and blues for nearly a hundred years. Those Poor Bastards play it raw and they play it mean. If you’re looking for slick, over-produced, commercial songs, you’d better cover your delicate little ears. For live performances, Wyatt performs with another musician, Vincent Presley, on Drums and Keyboard. The Minister veils his face in all official band photography, does not perform live and has not revealed his public identity. They are secretive and reveal very little information publicly about themselves except for the fact that both are legally certified holiness preachers.

The band is composed of Lonesome Wyatt (Vocals, Guitar) and The Minister (Banjo, Bass, Percussion, Backing Vocals). Their lyrics focus on themes of sin, damnation, misery, religion and death. They are frequently critical of commercial mainstream country music, and play a style that derives more from gothic rock, cowpunk, traditional Americana and doom metal. Since 2004 they have released nine full-length studio albums, six EPs and have toured extensively in both North America and Europe. Those Poor Bastards are an American gothic country doom band based in Madison, Wisconsin, USA and play miserable and primitive old-time gothic country music.

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