The Builders and The Butchers formed on October 31, 2005.[4][5] They came t… Read Full Bio ↴The Builders and The Butchers formed on October 31, 2005.[4][5] They came together because "a lot of bands were all breaking up around the same time, and we were looking to get into something new--so it just worked out."[6]
Each member is originally from Anchorage, Alaska and migrated separately to Portland, Oregon to start a career in music.[7][8]
Initially they called themselves "The Funeral Band", performing in the streets and outside of music venues. The name eventually changed to The Builders and The Butchers, "for no other reason than it was the only name all five members liked."[8] The first year of acoustic performances were mostly street shows until opening for the experimental band Man Man in 2006.[8] “We very slowly started plugging [our instruments] in.” Sollee says,[8] but the group had to figure out how to utilize its two percussionists on stage. They found that by splitting one drum kit between Seely and Rude, with one handling the kick drum and another playing the snare, they developed what the group calls a “deconstructed” drumming style.[8]
The band's song-writing process involves Sollee writing the lyrics out and presenting it to the other members, who then start playing and putting the music around these lyrics.[6]
In May 2008 the band won the Willamette Week’s “Best New Band of 2008”[9] and Seattle Sound’s “Best Live Performers 2008”.
In late 2010, The Builders and the Butchers signed with Badman Recording Co. and released their third album, Dead Reckoning on February 22, 2011.[10][11]
Each member is originally from Anchorage, Alaska and migrated separately to Portland, Oregon to start a career in music.[7][8]
Initially they called themselves "The Funeral Band", performing in the streets and outside of music venues. The name eventually changed to The Builders and The Butchers, "for no other reason than it was the only name all five members liked."[8] The first year of acoustic performances were mostly street shows until opening for the experimental band Man Man in 2006.[8] “We very slowly started plugging [our instruments] in.” Sollee says,[8] but the group had to figure out how to utilize its two percussionists on stage. They found that by splitting one drum kit between Seely and Rude, with one handling the kick drum and another playing the snare, they developed what the group calls a “deconstructed” drumming style.[8]
The band's song-writing process involves Sollee writing the lyrics out and presenting it to the other members, who then start playing and putting the music around these lyrics.[6]
In May 2008 the band won the Willamette Week’s “Best New Band of 2008”[9] and Seattle Sound’s “Best Live Performers 2008”.
In late 2010, The Builders and the Butchers signed with Badman Recording Co. and released their third album, Dead Reckoning on February 22, 2011.[10][11]
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The Builders and the Butchers Lyrics
Black Dresses Little sister, there's blood on the tracks, And a lit cigar…
Bottom of the Lake I got a new home, Down among the fish and grass…
Bringin' Home the Rain Blood-shot your eyes drop And the skin′s all wearing thin Th…
Red Hands We were caught red-handed Across the county line But i′ll ta…
Slowed Down Trip to Hell Get on the train (Get on the train) Get on the…
Spanish Death Song It came across the land, Like a Spanish influenza. We were b…
Ten Miles Wide You got to bury, bury, bury your dyin′ mother. Bury your…
The Coal Mine Fall There was a black heart beatin' in a cowboy's chest When…
The Gallows Go down to the gallows at midnight, With silk draped to…
The Night, Part 1 Oh, the night (yes, the night) It comes crawlin' in. It come…