...Burn, Piano Island, Burn

by The Blood Brothers

Overview

Higher-pitched and noisier than an army of little dogs, the quintet of youngsters known as the Blood Brothers spew out a relentless wad of spit on Burn Piano Island, Burn, a ferocious album that singes the ears. Their passionate, insane, ranting hardcore is surely not for everyone. It's a truly extreme album at a time when the word "extreme" is used to sell snowboards and SUVs. The Blood Brothers features two singers trading off shrieking into the mic and surprisingly they're shrieking some really fancy lyrics, which is probably the most interesting aspect of the band. On the title song they yelp, "Charred toucans weaving their black sky quilt?/Burn piano island burn!/The seashells scream out celestial code/Melting on the shore inside a flame snow globe." All the lyrics are very much in this surreal poetry vein. An unusual band indeed. They occasionally, though not very often, slow up the torrent on songs like "Six Nightmares at the Pinball Masquerade" and "The Salesman, Denver Max," using, gasp!, acoustic guitars, pianos, and a xylophone. Kids looking to anger their parents to the point of losing it should pick up this CD, turn up the stereo, and lock the door. ~ Adam Bregman

Product Details

Release Date:	10/06/2023
Label:	Epitaph
UPC:	0045778705757
Rank:	12589

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Blood Brothers   Primary Artist
Morgan Henderson   Guitar (Bass),Piano,Bass,Piano,Synthesizer
Cody Votolato   Bass,Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
Jordan Blilie   Vocals
Kirk Huffman   Voices
Mark Gajadhar   Drums
Johnny Whitney   Vocals,Wurlitzer,Glockenspiel,Guitar (Acoustic)

Technical Credits

Mike Fraser   Audio Engineer,Mixing,Engineer
Ross Robinson   Audio Production,Producer
The Blood Brothers   Producer
Cody Votolato   Design,Composer,Layout Concept
Jordan Blilie   Composer,Group Member
George Marino   Mastering
Kirk Huffman   Calligraphy
Mark Gajadhar   Composer,Group Member
Johnny Whitney   Design,Composer,Group Member,Layout Concept
Morgan Henderson   Composer,Group Member