The Dust of Men

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The Dust of Men is a five-piece, gritty, southern-influenced alt rock band from Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Imagine if modern, guitar-driven alternative rock was birthed in Depression-era Kansas. That’s The Dust of Men. Their sound has been described as being “built on an aggressive foundation of alternative rock, framed in with folk, and roofed with revival music.” Their first album, “What the Morning Shows,” was recorded at Justin Vernon’s (Bon Iver) secluded April Base studio in Fall Creek, Wisconsin, and was released on December 6, 2013. Songwriter Grant Schultz is on vocals, rhythm guitar, and piano; Colin Carey is on drums; Jon Wojcik is on banjo; John Roemhild is on bass; and Clark Strasburg is on lead guitar. The band plays what they call “testimony music.” During the past eight years—after spiraling out of control and hitting rock bottom in 2005, battling severe addictions and depression—Schultz embarked on his personal journey from darkness to light. As his life transformed, he became a pastor at Valleybrook Church in Eau Claire, finding his voice as a powerful preacher and worship leader. Throughout that time, he also met and struck up close friendships with the other four men who would join him to become The Dust of Men. In the fall of 2012, seven years after his transformation began, Schultz began writing songs that expressed the emotional depth of his journey. Over the next year, he holed himself up for hours at a time in an old upstairs projector room in the histo

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What the Morning Shows

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Daytrotter Studio 8/27/2014

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Three songs from "What the Morning Shows"

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What the Morning Shows - The Remixes

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Catching Faith (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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Aug 27, 2014 - Man's Fire And Light, Everywhere

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Daytrotter Studio 8/27/2014

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Dreaming Out Loud

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Chapter 7

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boygenius

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Songs of Praise

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Mother

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