New Music Critique of How Now Brown Cow

Production8
Music8
Musicianship9
8.3

Contact: dave@hownowbrowncowband.com
Web: hownowbrowncowband.com/listen
Seeking: Film/TV, Distribution, Label
Style: Jazz, Funk, Heavy Instrumental, Jam band

Seattle instrumental four-piece How Now Brown Cow proudly dub themselves “true siblings of swing and herders of funk,” and their latest offerings absolutely deliver on that promise. On “Not My Monkeys Not My Circus,” the band cooks up an intoxicating blend of jazz and funk, yet they are equally adept in quieter moments; the tender textures of “South of No North” highlight the inherent beauty of their musicianship. They operate like a band in constant conversation with itself—loose, intuitive, and deeply locked in. There’s a warmth to their improvisation, a sense that you’re hearing something unfold in real time; it’s immersive, unforced, and refreshingly ego-free.