Philly-based popsters Drink Up Buttercup are set to release their first single on the Kanine Records imprint—due out April 7. An A/B side featuring "Farewell Captain" and "Sosey and Dosey", respectively. It's trip, a riot, and one hell of a band. Working on getting an mp3 for y'all greedy cheapsters.
Drink Up Buttercup have become known on both sides of the pond for their live show. Obsession Collection Music makes note of the band saying, “It is great to see a young band with so much promise and enthusiasm, who are eager and ready to make somebody's day. They made mine." They also followed up with a recent post, saying, "[...] It is really nice when a group can create different versions of their songs both live and recorded. Drink Up Buttercup traded in the keyboard for piano, garbage can percussion for a more lightweight kick drum and some tambourine [...]". The Music Slut has also commented, “more than just a breath of fresh air. It somehow managed to lift all jadedness from our respective souls (a truly difficult feat, indeed).”
For those of you interested, see them, Japandroids, Cymbals Eat Guitars, and We Are Country Mice at the Crashin' In Party at Cameo Gallery at 93 N6th St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn on Friday May 8.
Check out the new release from Brooklyn band, Suckers. I wrote up a mini-review on their debut EP coming out April 14 on IAMSOUND. To quote myself, "You can't help but feel that New York quartet Suckers are channeling the pop ghost of Talking Heads with their self-titled Suckers EP (out 4/14 on IAMSOUND). Their use of clean, reverb-drenched guitars, simple percussion hooks, a smattering of horns, keys, synths, programmed beats, group choruses, harmonies, other happy noises and good old-fashioned whistling would do David Byrne & Co. proud. This band sounds just plain happy to be here, and they would like nothing more than to make you happy to be here too. On "It Gets Your Body Movin'," Suckers bang out a simple sailor's melancholy chorus with a smile. We don't know how, but they make sad seem happy." Go to The FADER link provided above and get their single, "It Gets Your Body Movin'" for free—then go out and pay for it, because that record is dope.
It's true, we're recording at Scott Rosenthal's Northside Studios, starting this weekend, April 4th! This will be We Are Country Mice's first effort due out as a 7" and digital download in June on Lotion Records.
UPDATE:
Working over the three days of the weekend we managed to lay down five songs—stay tuned to the myspace page, etc. to see what we're going to do with them! Also, dates, showcases, and some lineup listings, (sorry no schedule's yet...), have been posted for the Northside Festival taking place here in Brooklyn.
Rumor has it that We Are Country Mice are set to play the Kanine Records/Frenchkiss Records showcase, hosted by the The L Magazine, at...tsk, tsk, tsk—can't give it all away! More to come on the lineup and location.
UPDATE:
Working over the three days of the weekend we managed to lay down five songs—stay tuned to the myspace page, etc. to see what we're going to do with them! Also, dates, showcases, and some lineup listings, (sorry no schedule's yet...), have been posted for the Northside Festival taking place here in Brooklyn.
Rumor has it that We Are Country Mice are set to play the Kanine Records/Frenchkiss Records showcase, hosted by the The L Magazine, at...tsk, tsk, tsk—can't give it all away! More to come on the lineup and location.
