Drink Up Buttercup: Live Video from Cameo Lounge, Brooklyn 5-8-09

DOWNLOAD: Drink Up Buttercup - Daytrotter Session (Click-through to download the individual songs)

While Drink Up Buttercup can harmonize like The Beatles (and there is a bit of Beatles-style "Oompah" in Buttercup's music), the band's live show is closer to an Akron/Family or Animal Collective style sing-along. The music borders on the shambolic as tempos and song structures change (often mid-song) but the music never crosses over the edge into chaos.



Drink Up Buttercup are back in NYC next month for a few shows:
June 12, 2009, 8:00PM, Kanine/Frenchkiss Showcase @ Bruar Falls, Brooklyn
June 13, 2009, 8:00PM, Hooves on the Turf Showcase @ Trophy Bar
June 17, 2009, 7:00PM, Santos Party House w/ Clues (18+), New York

Links:
Drink Up Buttercup's MySpace Profile
Kanine Records

Drink Up Buttercup Play Cameo Gallery (in Williamsburg) Tomorrow Night, May 9th (Kanine Records)

DOWNLOAD: Drink Up Buttercup - "Sosey & Dosey" (MP3)

Drink Up Buttercup's performances have been compared to "spectacle of a circus, the buzz of a bar-room sing along, and the comfort of a nursery rhyme" and almost every single reviewer mentions a comparison to The Beatles. I've seen some pictures of the band leading sing-alongs from the middle of the room and this reminds me of the early-on Akron/Family shows (which means tomorrow's show should be a great time).

Drink Up Buttercup recently signed to Kanine Records who released their US debut 7" last month - "Farewell Captain/Sosey & Dosey". The band is playing tomorrow night at Cameo Gallery in Williamsburg with Knight School and We Are Country Mice.

Cover is $8.00 at the door.

Links:
Drink Up Buttercup's MySpace Profile