Another day, another noteworthy Brooklyn band to post about…this time it’s a chaotic duo who go by the name, Bottle Up and Go.
Thought this was a pretty fascinating explanation regarding Bottle Up and Go’s music:
There is no doubt that BU&G has a slight obsession with death and bones, taxidermy and bootleg whiskey. Keenan writes lyrics that mix the language of the bible with the spirit of ancient blues hollers, western iconography, murder ballads, drunken dreams, morning tremors, hospital visits, jail time-rhythms that are indisputably alive as they call for their own death. They are narratives that mix their own lives with the myths of their blues forefathers, and that emerge as neither, a new blues form that is as much a Leadbelly song as a noise collage.
Take A Listen: Rather Be Dead from Bottle Up and Go
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Download: Rather Be Dead (Right click on link and select “Save Target As” in IE or “Save Link As” in Firefox)
Bottle Up and Go – MySpace
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