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Reason #1251 I love independent artists: the names. It’s hard to imagine turning on the radio and hearing the DJ say that was a song by a band named Butcher Boy. There again it may not be that far fetched, though, since there is a singer who calls himself Pretty Ricky now…
Contrary to what’s in the picture, Butcher Boy is actually a seven person group from Glasgow, Scotland. They will release their debut Profit In Your Poetry March 5 in England.
What makes them so noteworthy is their use of viola, cello and accordion in crafting Britpop/punk songs similar to the Smiths, Felt and other late 80s acts. I’ve only heard four cuts from the album, and I’m already predicting it will have an extremely long play life in my iPod, as well as possibly landing a spot in my mid-year best of list. In other words, give these songs a listen and tell me if you feel the same.
Butcher Boy: Keep Your Powder Dry
Butcher Boy: Girls Make Me Sick
Be Butcher Boy’s pal on MySpace, which features two additional tracks from Profit In Your Poetry.
As you may have noticed today is Valentine’s Day. It’s also the first post I’ve made in months. So what does my return and an artist named Butcher Boy have to do with Valentine’s Day. Well, probably nothing. But, in Christian lore, Saint Valentine was a martyr who was beheaded or “butchered,” and Butcher Boy do write love songs, in a sense. What this has to do with me, I’ll let you decide.
Anyway, I deeply apologize to all of you who faithfully visited Audictive for the past few months hoping to find new music and some sign of life. I had to take some time off, and it became really difficult to start this up again. With the new posts, though, there will also hopefully come some minor layout changes and an actual banner. Plus, great music. And, if these past two months are any indication about what the rest of 2007 will hold, the music will be great indeed.
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