Tyler Durdin & Ovrthro – The Gripe Club EP

by Tyler Durdin | Feb 12, 2021 | Gripe Club, Music, Ovrthro, Tyler Durdin, Wolves & Sheep

Wolves & Sheep is happy to announce the release of Tyler Durdin’s Gripe Club EP, co-produced by Canadian producer ovrthro. Ovrthro co-produced the single Bill Burr along with the Pacific beat crew. The album was written during the summer and fall of 2020 during “lockdown” and contains a variety of themes that should be familiar to all of us these days. The album is available on all streaming services. Click the links to the right and start streaming!

Gripe Club EP
While waiting for the Wolves & Sheep album Grey Expectations to be mixed, Tyler put together a few songs that eventually became the Gripe Club EP. I’m kinda tired of talking in third person here, so I’m going to switch to first person. 🙂 Those who know me… know I like to rant. This EP became a way for me to get some stuff off of my chest. I didn’t think much of the album at the time, but when Kit Whitacre heard it, he was pretty enthusiastic about it, which I didn’t expect since I hadn’t attacked the album with the same intent that I had for the Wolves & Sheep concept album. But Kit thought we should spend some additional time mixing it, so we did.

Kit ended up performing on several songs and helped with the mixing process to get these tracks in a good place for mastering. Very grateful for his work on Gripe Club and as a co-producer on Grey Expectations.

The album also features Erik Kjelland from The Mascot Theory, who performs a remix version of his song Something You Ain’t Never Seen. Click here to check out the original version on Spotify.

Lies Are Free & Bill Burr Videos
If you’re looking for some visuals, check out the official videos for Lies Are Free feat. Maruchan Chef from Supa Friends and Kit Whitacre from Wolves & Sheep, and Gripe Club (Bill Burr).

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