- Source: Dead Flowers, Bottles, Bluegrass, and Bones
Dead Flowers, Bottles, Bluegrass and Bones is the sixth full-length album by American punk rock band Swingin' Utters.
Background
Alongside the band's usual punk style of music, there is a strong presence of Pogues-influenced Irish folk on this album, perhaps even more heavily than on the band's previous album. The Swingin' Utters recorded Live in a Dive shortly after this album was released.
Reception
The Free Lance-Star gave the album a positive review, while Allmusic gave it a four and a half stars out of five rating, with reviewer Jo-Ann Greene calling it "a stomping mix of rabid punk and pub-crunching singalongs" and "the best yet from the band".
Track listing
All tracks written by Darius Koski except as noted.
"No Pariah" – 1:30
"Glad" – 2:09
"Hopeless Vows" – 1:48
"Dead Flowers, Bottles, Bluegrass and Bones" (Johnny Bonnel, Koski) – 2:05
"All That I Can Give" – 2:24
"Sign in a Window" – 1:54
"Dont Ask Why" – 2:12
"Lampshade" – 2:56
"Letters to Yourself" – 2:35
"Heaven at Seventeen" – 1:43
"Leaves of Fate" (Bonnel, Koski) – 1:57
"If You Want Me To" (Koski, Spike Slawson) – 2:46
"Elation" (Goddard, Koski) – 1:40
"Poor Me" (Aust Koski, Koski) – 1:44
"My Closed Mind" – 1:23
"Looking for Something to Follow" – 2:57
"Shadows and Lies" – 1:57
Personnel
Johnny Bonnel (vocals)
Darius Koski (guitar, vocals, accordion, piano, organ, violin, viola)
Greg McEntee (drums)
Spike Slawson (bass, vocals)
Additional musicians
Tom Brayton (percussion)
mike busbee [sic] (vibraphone, bass on track #17, percussion)
References
External links
Swingin' Utters official discography