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Yep Roc Adds DRINK UP BUTTERCUP to the Label Roster. Get a Free Digital 45. Limited-Edition 7" Available Now.
September 11, 2009, 12:00 am

Yep Roc Records is excited to announce that Philly rockers Drink Up Buttercup have officially been added to the label's artist roster.

To celebrate, Yep Roc is offering a Digital 45 featuring "Even Think" and "Heavy Hand" for free. Click the player below to stream the tracks now and enter your email address when prompted to join the band's email list and make the free downloads available now.

There is also an ultra limited-edition 7" single featuring "Even Think" b/w "Heavy Hand" available exclusively from the Yep Roc Webshop while supplies last. Click HERE to order your copy now for just $5.99.

Drink Up Buttercup will be touring through the rest of 2009, including stops at the annual CMJ Music Marathon in October. When the band stops through your town, don't miss your chance to see a live show that the New York Times says, "mesmerizes and clobbers live audiences." The band will be releasing a full LP on Yep Roc Records in early 2010 so stay tuned for more news on tour dates and upcoming releases.


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Drink Up Buttercup Buzzing Along
Feb 10, 2009
Story by: Vanessa Harris

Philly foursome Drink Up Buttercup is building up for an epic SXSW, after
gaining an international audience through listener-friendly Beatles
nods and subsequent massive blog buzz. Since releasing their first UK
single, "Mr. Pie Eyes"/"Gods And Gentlemen," the band has been camping
out in the studio with producer Bill Moriarty (Dr. Dog, Man Man)
recording their debut full-length. In the meantime, Drink Up Buttercup
will also play two Pennsylvania gigs, and release a US single,
"Farewell Captain"/"Sosey And Dosey," April 7 on Kanine Records.

Tour Dates For Drink Up Buttercup:
02/13 - Philadelphia, PA - The Fire/Northern Liberties Fest
03/13 - New Hope, PA - John Andnd Peters
03/18-22 - Austin, TX - SXSW

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View original article here.

New signing: Drink Up Buttercup 7 inch
Debut US single "Farewell Captain / Sosey & Dosey" due out April 7th.


Photo by Brian Reguera

Born in a Buck’s County barn on a frigid winter night, Drink Up
Buttercup has gained an international following in only one year’s
time. After being kicked out of their practice space for disturbing the
horses, Drink Up was soon besieged with praise in publications like
Philadelphia Weekly, and in blogs such as Almack’s Dance Hall, Ear
Farm, and The Music Slut. With residency offers in both Philadelphia
and New York City, followed by a year’s worth of shows along the East
Coast, Drink Up’s sound has attracted interest from across the pond
when they released their UK first single, Mr Pie Eyes / Gods &
Gentlemen" (Make Mine).

Throughout most of Drink Up Buttercup’s reviews runs a common thread of
excitement and appreciation for the band’s ability to put on a
performance, rather than simply a musical showcase, with constant
comparisons that parallel the spectacle of a circus, the buzz of a
bar-room sing along, and the comfort of a nursery rhyme. Artifact of
Obsession Collection said, “It is great to see a young band with so
much promise and enthusiasm, who are eager and ready to make somebody's
day. They made mine.” The Music Slut called one show “more than just a
breath of fresh air. It somehow managed to lift all jadedness from our
respective souls (a truly difficult feat, indeed).”

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Mike Grimes over at EAR FARM wrote an awesome review of our first night of our Pianos Residency. Check out the words below or go here to check out the review with pictures and videos from the show. Thanks EAR FARM!

"Drink Up Buttercup began their residency at Pianos last night with a bang...and a thwack, and a kablammo, and tons of other onomatopoeic expressions as they literally smashed their way through a raucous early set with little more than trash cans, a few worn instruments, and a hell of a lot of energy.

Seeing these guys live was a big payoff for us, as we've been spinning their new demos regularly since their turn as Band of the Week and were left wondering just how they could pull it all off live. Well let me tell you something Mean Gene, the Bucks County crew proved their ability to morph the great promise shown on demos such as "Gods and Gentlemen" and "Sosey & Dosey" into something else altogether when played live, an infectious blend of harmony, deceptively enthralling rhythms, and workmanlike showmanship.

Arms-folded New Yorkers, you've been warned twice now: this band rules. Do yourself a service and make it out to their upcoming shows. We'll even make it easy for you....after the jump, check out pics, mp3s, live video from last night's show, and upcoming dates."

We had a ridiculously good time at Lulu's last night. Travis Talbot of The Daily Collegian came out to the show and wrote up a nice full review. Here is our bit:

"Drink Up Buttercup, the band that opened for The Fiery Furnaces, was another venture into the strange but intriguing. This time, though, it was in the form of an outlandish, circus-like set filled with trashcan banging and maraca-enthused hysteria.

The Bucks County natives stomped around singing wild melodies empowered by soaring bass and spasmodic percussion (which, of course, was enhanced by not one but two battered trashcans). Drink Up Buttercup was a suitable opener, making one of the most fascinating shows of the year a complete, auditory success."

Big thanks to Happy Valley and The Fiery Furnaces for making our trip to State College worth every mile. See you all up there again soon. - Drink Up

Thanks to Maryanne Ventrice and Artifact we have some awesome photos from our 01/19/08 show at The Cake Shop. Check out them out at the link links below:

Maryanne Ventrice's Set
Artifact's Set

Read a review of the show here: OBSESSION COLLECTION