The Builders And The Butchers Release New Video & Forthcoming Album

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Portland-based, The Builders and the Butchers are set to release a new single on Badman Recording Co. on the 9th of June 2017. Watch here

‘No Grave’, the follow up to the recent ‘Never Tell’, is a blistering slice of Americana and one of the many highlights from the bands forthcoming new album ‘The Spark’. Released on vinyl, CD and available digitally, the band’s fifth album features ten tracks and is due on the 30th of June 2017.

Although very much a Builders record at heart, this collection features a wider array of sounds and more shorter, impactful songs than before. They’ve spent the last five years writing and recording the music and a year mixing, the longest process of any Builders’ album to date.

With several band members now living out of state (Justin in Colorado, Willy in Malta, Harvey in Washington and Ryan and Ray in Portland), many parts were recorded remotely. Drums and much of the electric guitar were recorded at Revolver Studios and the rest was laid down piece-by-piece and mixed by Edgar McCrae at his home studio. Influences for the record range from Tom Waits to The White Stripes.

The Builders and The Butchers formed in 2005 and feature a line up of Ryan Sollee (lead vocals & guitar), Willy Kunkle (bass, guitar, vocals & percussion), Justin Bair (drums, backup vocals & percussion) and Harvey Tumbleson (mandolin, banjo, guitar, vocals & percussion). They’ve since gained a strong and ever growing following after years of playing anywhere and everywhere and are now recognized as one of most exciting live bands in the Pacific Northwest.

The band toured throughout the US and Europe from 2007-2012 playing music festivals, such as Sasquatch and Lollapalooza, and acting as support for Portugal. The Man, Heartless Bastards, Amanda Palmer and Murder By Death. To coincide with the album release, The Builders and The Butchers will be playing the following shows.

 

EUROPEAN TOUR DATES:

MAY 22ND     BADEHAUS – BERLIN, GERMANY

MAY 23RD     MOLOTOW – HAMBURG, GERMANY

MAY 24TH     TSUNAMI CLUB – COLOGNE, GERMANY

MAY 25TH     DRUCKLUFT – OBERHAUSEN, GERMANY

MAY 27TH     EL LOCAL –  ZÜRICH , SWITZERLAND 

MAY 28TH     TREIBHAUS – LUZERN SWITZERLAND 

MAY 30TH     KRANHALLE – MUNICH, GERMANY 

MAY 31ST     STUTTGART GOLDMARKS, GERMANY 

JUN  01ST     SUBSTAGE-CAFÉ, KARLSRUHE, GERMANY 

JUN 02ND     ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL, BEVERUNGEN, GERMANY 

 

U.S. TOUR DATES

JUN 07TH      BOTTOM OF THE HILL – SAN FRANCISCO, CA

JUN 08TH      CREPE PLACE – SANTA CRUZ, CA

JUN 09TH      CELLAR DOOR – VISALIA, CA

JUN 11TH      CASBAH – SAN DIEGO, CA

JUN 27TH      REPLAY LOUNGE – LAWRENCE, KS

JUN 28TH      FISCH HAUS – WICHITA, KS

JUN 29TH      HI DIVE – DENVER, CO

JUN 30TH      HI DIVE – DENVER, CO

JUL 07TH      LAUGHING GOAT – BOULDER, CO

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