Namesake frontman Daniel Pujol lives in a strange world, all the time. Whether
in college, on tour, in between jobs, or writing a record, he is getting by and
getting weird in Nashville, Tennessee.
PUJOL arose from the ashes of MEEMAW in 2009 to carry on the Nashvillian
ideals of DIY and self construction through adeptly crafted songs based firmly
in meaningful lyrical content. It’s these motives and songs that have taken
PUJOL from the basements of Middle Tennessee to stages across the country
and have garnered notice from more than just those with their ear to the ground.
Releasing a plethora of singles
and cassettes over the past
two years on Jack White’s
Third Man Records, Nashville’s
Infinity Cat Recordings and
Turbo Time Records among
others, PUJOL has now
partnered with Omaha’s Saddle
Creek. Following the critically
praised Nasty, Brutish, and
Short EP from last year, PUJOL
finally has an official debut
full-length ready for unveiling.
UNITED STATES OF BEING
continues on with PUJOL’s
doctrine of trying hard everyday
and ventures lyrically to a place
that most contemporaries fail to reach. Addressing the current status of twentysomethings in America’s present and capturing their shared dispositions, the
album throws the brakes on “catharsis,” and begs the listener to decide for
themselves how to answer the robot’s last question, “What is love?” With
riff-oriented guitar playing reminiscent of greats like The Replacements and
Beetlejuice-esque earworms, PUJOL now sits atop the fringes of the rock and
roll and DIY vernacular.
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