I’m not sure who Tommy is, but he’s been having a rough time recently. He hasn’t been picking up the phone, he’s bleeding everywhere, and that bitch called Destiny has broken his heart. Poor guy. But then, with this amazing an anthem to tell his story, how bad can things possibly be?
Theatrical arena rock (think Meatloaf, Queen, Muse) has never been the easiest thing to pull off. You go too far into theater and things get ridiculous, too far rock and it isn’t fun anymore… with Not Blood Paint, they got all your bases covered. Their new single clocks in at over 6 minutes, but that’s nothing compared to how many times you’ll be listening. It goes from bluesy confessional, to Brian May guitar theatrics, to a singalong of brotherly concern and back again. Recorded at their McKibbin loft home studios, this is a band that lives, breathes and eats their music as much as their own madness. Listening through to Tommy is as close as I’ve come to witnessing this band’s insanity, next to seeing them live. So enjoy, but don’t get too comfortable… they have a debut LP coming out soon, you may want to be careful walking alone late at night in Bushwick. – Mike Levine
Not Blood, Paint will play The Deli’s Northside show at Spike Hill on Saturday June 18 with Country Mice, The Ambassadors and Raccoon Fighter – more info here.
