Sunday Music Spotlight – The Defibulators

New York has a long history of producing great bands. From punk pioneers like The Ramones, Television, and Blondie to glam bands like New York Dolls, the Big Apple’s bands are always distinctive. The Defibulators are definitely distinctive, though if you heard them you wouldn’t guess they’re from New York. You just don’t get too many honky-tonk bands out of New York.

You would think a rockabilly-bluegrass-country-dance band from New York would be easy to dismiss as a novelty, interesting simply because of how different they are from their contemporaries. But you can’t dismiss The Defibulators for one simple reason: they’re good. Really good actually. Grab your partner and swing her around good. The only real way to get a feel for how good they are is to listen to them. Their first full-length album, Corn Money isn’t due out until March 3rd, but you can check out a couple tracks here, or at their MySpace page.

“Thin Air”

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Characters abound here, from a scary old lady in a mini skirt to a business-class hooker, in a tale of what sounds like a very interesting flight.

“Go-Go Truck”

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A rollicking rockabilly tune, guaranteed to get your toe tapping, at the very least.

Videos
“Ol’ Winchester”, live

“Dum-Dum”

Links
Official Site
MySpace

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