The familiar-but-fresh sound of South Farwell’s new album, Tear Everything Down, is formed around the gravely vocals of Bill Boles and wrapped in harmonious arrangement. It combines strong-but-tasteful guitar (acoustic and electric, thanks to the versatile Tim Coughlin and Boles), full percussion (thanks to the multitasking Cory Dahl), resonantly solid bass (thanks to Phil Juodis) and peppers of piano, organ and saxophone to create impressive resonance.

All of the band members are well known in the Midwestern music scene from previous musical projects; both Boles and Joudis were in Easychair, a much-missed country-rock collaboration that toured the Midwest from 2001 to 2006. After Coughlin’s guitar work with Half Life caught the attention of those two, Dahl – considered among the area’s most solid drummers – came in to round out the band. South Farwell was complete.

Visit myspace.com/farwellonline to learn more (the band is booking shows and trying to see how far they can go!).