Friday, January 28, 2011

The Builders and the Butchers

Add Date: January 25

Artist: The Builders and the Butchers

Album: Dead Reckoning

Label: Badman Recording Co.

Genre: Rock, folk

Comments: The Builders and the Butchers' Dead Reckoning is an effort by the band to recall the energy, impulsiveness, and audacity of their live shows. Recorded over an 8-day period, the album has little overdubs and a welcomed lack of over-processing. Mixing bluegrass, rock, and country, The Builders and the Butchers weave both the darker elements of these styles with the strong, raw vocals in order to explore their topic of the recent, ongoing downturn of the economy and perceived American reputation. The album is good, but not original enough to provide excitement, and not catchy enough to get stuck in your head.

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