TAXI says:Music that Isn't The same old,same Old
TAXI
The Song: HOW MANY FINGERS

"Greetings Mystr Treefrog.
Great name by the way.
Your song and CD has officially won my heart and ears. Great Job. the biggest accomplishment here is that you have entertained me me above everything I have heard so far today with music that is NOT the same old same old.

X, Unknown Hinson and Jonny Dowd are just a few inflences to name here that I can Relate your track to. Never the less, you have your own unique and original sound that could be very successful for you.
I'll be looking for you on tour in '07!"

MYSTR Treefrog from Low Budget Superhero(Lexi Kahn)
You know what? Thank God. That was my first reaction to Mystr Treefrog. In fact, he should use the following as a quote in his press kit: Thank God for Mystr Treefrog. Here is why: although the Frog had been pre-sorted in my in-box as “singer/songwriter,” he’s not. Mystr Treefrog is to “singer/songwriter” what a crawfish is to Earl Grey tea. I’ll explain: the one downside to overseeing a small online music zine like Low Budget Superhero is that I’m outnumbered by “singer/songwriters.” Some days there are so many singer/songwriters in the in-box that, after hours of listening, they all just blur into one big maudlin, introspective acoustic wash of strumming and storytelling. Some days, by golly, I feel like if I hear one more earnest verse about the clouds in the sky or the coffee grounds in the cup or mama’s tears on the pillow, I feel like I wanna stick my red pen straight into my eyeball. That’s why there’s a lot of reviews with “review date tbd.” Usually that means it’s another singer/songwriter who drew the unfortunate straw of being the eleventy-fifth one I’ve spun today, and rather than do the poor folkie the disservice of reviewing them while I’m all strummed-out, I’ll save ‘em for next week or next month. Listen fresh. Give them a proper chance. So, back to Mystr Treefrog. When I spun Mystr Treefrog, I was on singer/songwriter number eleventy-four, and though some of what I heard is an outright affront to all music fans, I still said THANK GOD. He’s doing something totally different, frequently unacceptable, he knows it, and he could give a flying green fuck what I think. I have to respect that. Sure, he’s made up his own genre name (swampadelic) and he thinks he’s a frog. Yeah, he knows as much about song structure as he knows about proper use of upper case letters (you should see this press kit). Sure, he generously sprinkles his crazy verses with uncomfortable missives to Jesus and the bible. Yeah, his redneck twang approaches the unintelligible and he mimics barnyard animals a little too freely. But I like it. It’s weird and wrong, but I like it. And you know, despite the clucking and stuff, “Chikinmilk,” a song whose subject matter I could not explain at gunpoint, has a catchy toe-tapping beat that sounds a lot like Timbuk 3’s “The Future’s So Bright.” And “Wrong Turn” is so out of place here that I don’t know what to do with it — amongst all the deep country cajun protest-song bible-banging harmonica-driven thumpers there’s suddenly this avant-garde minimalist piece that Massive Attack would probably appreciate. What the f…? Who IS this guy? (http://www.myspace.com/mystrtreefrog) (Review date: Sept 27 2007, Lexi Kahn)

Artist: MYSTR Treefrog
Release: BATS WILL SCATTER

Playing a mix of originals and covers, MYSTR Treefrog’s influences include, but are not limited to: John Hiatt, Steve Earle, Don Van Vliet, Willie Dixon, Lowell George, , James McMurtry, Tony Joe White, Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, and John Lee Hooker. He has been compared to Woody Guthrie. He is currently mixing his next release.

IndiePro Comments: MYSTR Treefrog has a vocal quality reminiscent of Dave Wyndorf (Monster Magnet) and Bob Dylan. Musically, he offers an eclectic style infused with Blues, Bluegrass, Rockabilly, and Folk. Slide guitar and harmonica parts are awesome.