The Scarring Party
Milwaukee quartet the Scarring Party perform tuba, accordion and banjo driv… Read Full Bio ↴Milwaukee quartet the Scarring Party perform tuba, accordion and banjo driven end time music that draws on the influence of 20's and 30's music hall, Lomax folkways recordings and 70's punk. The quartet has attracted a growing following and shared a stage with a diverse range of acts, including Daniel Johnston, Why?, Tilly & the Wall, the Polyphonic Spree, the Ditty Bops, Cake and Southern Culture on the Skids.
Though the Scarring Party performances combine low-key showmanship with vaudevillian spectacle, the more confounding part of their aesthetic is the role of toy piano, typewriters, 40lb cast iron bells, the theremin-howl of mandolins, a host of Christopher Roberts' unorthodox percussion instruments and Daniel Bullock's warbling tenor delivered through the crackling victrola veneer of a hand-built copper microphone. While their sound and aesthetic may recall an age gone by, the Scarring Party's unique voice rests comfortably outside of the confines of any era.
Though the Scarring Party performances combine low-key showmanship with vaudevillian spectacle, the more confounding part of their aesthetic is the role of toy piano, typewriters, 40lb cast iron bells, the theremin-howl of mandolins, a host of Christopher Roberts' unorthodox percussion instruments and Daniel Bullock's warbling tenor delivered through the crackling victrola veneer of a hand-built copper microphone. While their sound and aesthetic may recall an age gone by, the Scarring Party's unique voice rests comfortably outside of the confines of any era.
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The Scarring Party Lyrics
After the War With a switch knife he cut his lip And gave me…
Anywhere It's a beautiful world If you've been lied to By parents and…
Bible in a Drawer Clara was my boyhood love She sliced across her stomach once…
Cut Cut A long long winter in hell left her numb numb…
Everything I Touched Caught Fire The tender breathing belly of an orange under-cloud The scru…
Gone to the Devil My pop was a soldier He fought the battle and lost Said,…
Left Hand Tied Press your Cheshire grin To my blistered lips again Even a g…
Leslie Ann Merrimac Leslie Ann Merrimac had bruises all around her neck And a…
Losing Teeth We fed on honey in our prime Thickened 'round the middle…
Monsters Why yes, Henri, I do believe in monsters Not the kind…
No More Room She's got oxblood boots and a carney's laugh a silver spoon…
Peter's Spine My papa′s got a brand new claw My mama's got a…
Revelator The laces of his ribs caged A heart blue as a…
See Evil It ain′t the missiles we build Foreigners killed Capitol hil…
The Apostate Have you ever wanted something Ever truly longed for somethi…