#Fill me up buttercup album full#

We worked fast and had fun and you can hear that on the record. And then, like The Beatles, I’d turn one of the monitor speakers towards us and we’d sing all our parts together on one mic.

Guitarist Joe Reyes says “with the extra guitar, keys and vocals, expertly played and sung by Diego and Emilio, this was the first time we could actually perform and record all of the parts of a song live. Battle of Flowers is their first recording to consist totally of live takes recorded in the band’s rehearsal studio. Over the course of 6 albums, a documentary DVD, and countless genre-bending live shows, they’ve remained current and vital despite shifts in music tastes and technology. Sting just wanted a little bit of that too, and the band is okay with it.Įrik Sanden, bassist odie, and Grammy award winning guitarist/producer Joe Reyes have spent over 15 years as members of Buttercup, at once a full-on rock machine and a performance art collective. The sons of Tejano music legend Emilio Navaira Sr., the brothers added some South Texas muscle and musicality to the Buttercup sound. The cover art, inspired by the Beatles’ Revolver, is a 6ft x 6ft line drawing on cloth by international artist Chris Sauter ( Brothers Emilio and Diego Navaira played drums and guitar on Battle of Flowers, but just as the record was finished, the Navairas’ other music project, The Last Bandoleros, was chosen not only to perform on Sting’s latest recording, but they were also asked to provide direct support for Sting’s spring 2017 US/European tour. “every song has a strong hook” – Colorado Springs Independentīuttercup's newest (2017) 12song recording, Battle of Flowers, was mixed by Larry Crane (Elliott Smith, Death Cab for Cutie, Sleater-Kinney) in Portland Oregon. “Texas pop-rock vets return with sharp riffs & sharper wits” – Darryl Sterden “Battle of Flowers takes the listener on an open-ended eargasmic adventure” – SATX “pops and crackles with wit” – A Pessimist is Never Disappointed

#Fill me up buttercup album full#

full of off-kilter pop splendor” – San Antonio Current “bawdy but beautiful, reverent but rambunctious, savvy yet saccharine, knowing yet naive…. “the best thing Buttercup has ever put out, dynamic and bursting at the seams with pure rock and roll bliss.” – San Antonio Current “Satisfying our urges, Buttercup spares nothing, and allows us a look at everything.” – Impose may be their best ever ” - I Don’t Hear a Single “like Lou Reed fronting a great Psych Band…. “Simply perfect pop… Buttercup have delivered a total package. Buttercup simply wants you to have this record, our very best yet. Buttercup priced this record so low, so that poverty or dire financial situations will not be an impediment to you enjoying this music. Priced low, but you can pay more if you want to share your largess with Buttercup. You add a score and some more and she’s sixty four One! two! three! and four! you’re back it seventy-two Is she a hula hooping down to a psychedelic beat? I’d drink high class top shelf whiskey in a glass

She had big blonde hair with beehive flairīut alas at the time i was only negative three It was yellow tag day but nothing would fitĪ pretty, pretty picture did catch my eye Looking for some hip duds maybe I could make that retro gradeīuy a pair of bellbottom pants and a polyester shirt I went shopping at the salvation army store