The fearsome foursome BUCKETS are back with their long-awaited full length sophomore album, Horse To Water. The tracklist of 13 songs, officially out today via Slouch Records, elevates the band’s signature highly dynamic, raw and emotive sound, but brings a whole new life to the hard hitting outfit. While their 2021 self-recorded, self-titled LP is filled to the brim with lofi charm and offkilter soundscapes, and their 2023 polished Good Luck Bad Dog EP explores the best parts of combining digital with analog in the studio, Buckets’ new record Horse To Water no doubt expands the band’s universe when it comes to instrumentational variety, sonic depth, and the boundaries of the indie punk genre. Available now on purple roan color LP, CD, and digital formats.
Fitting with the album name, tracks like ‘Harley,’ and ‘Honest’ see the band leaning into some well welcomed twang-tinged melodic themes. “I know what you did, because I did it to you” croons lead singer Tanner Houghton alongside guest vocalist Priscilla Parada (New Misphoria, Jenny’s Kitchen) on the country-goes-punk song ‘Mabian Hell,’ one track exemplifying how as the band dials in and improves their technical abilities when it comes to the music, they don’t sacrifice the intimacy or vulnerability of their lyrics that has been a through-line for the group. Other songs like ‘Smokey’ and ‘Wishing’ see the rhythm section of Mitch Rossiter (bass) and Hiram Sevilla (drums) in their most instinctual form – loud, fuzzy, and unconstrained. The tones of the record, both audibly and metaphysically, are unquestionably the strongest of Buckets’ career, and can be heard maybe at their peak on ‘Jackknife,’ the band’s new gazey anthem, both sung and shredded by lead guitarist Sasha Massey.
Horse To Water is a testament to the band’s 5+ years together – the chemistry is evident, the emotions are sincere, and the taste of stale Mexican lager and cheap tequila is palpable. While you can lead a horse to water but not force it to drink, it’s evident that Buckets have decided to fully cannonball into said water, horses and all.
From the band: Horse To Water is a collection of tracks that have been in our catalog for extremely varying amounts of time – “Oh Mamma” was written soon after our first album came out back in 2021 (it certainly feels like a classic Buckets tune), “Smokey” and “Wishing” have had their time on our setlists for the last year or so, and tracks like “Honest” and “OK” were pieced together about a week or so before we entered the studio to record. Being able to pull from a wide net of songs was integral to the record, I think. It showcases not only the new era of Buckets and our hours of half-drunk writing sessions for the last year, but the consistency of our songwriting and chemistry as a group from our inception. We had the absolute pleasure of working with Kyle Biane and Peter Recine of The Market Recording on the album, and it really wouldn’t have come together without them. After they absolutely crushed the mixes on our singles ‘Slipping’ and ‘Naked’ last year, we knew we wanted to get into the studio with them for the next album – and their immense help with producing, engineering, and mixing really made the record what it is. Listen to these songs really loud, Buckets forever.
| 1. I Give Up |
| 2. Smokey3. Harley4. Home5. Attention6. Advice Pt. III7. Mabian Hell8. Honest9. Jackknife10. Oh Mamma11. Wishing12. OK13. Laundry |
see BUCKETS live:
06/12 Los Angeles CA @ Permanent Records Roadhouse – Album Release Party
07/22 San Diego CA @ Whistle Stop w/ RICKY
07/23 Tucson AZ @ Che’s Lounge w/ RICKY
07/24 Phoenix AZ @ Central Records w/ RICKY
07/25 Las Vegas NV @ Voodoo Brewing w/ RICKY
07/26 Los Angeles CA @ Oblivion w/ RICKY
Album Credits:
Tanner Houghton – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Sasha Massey – lead guitar, background vocals, piano
Mitch Rossiter – bass, background vocals, yells
Hiram Sevilla – drums, auxiliary percussion
Produced by Buckets, Kyle Biane, and Peter Recine
Engineered and mixed by Kyle Biane and Peter Recine, the Market Recording
Mastered by Dave Gardner, DSG Mastering
Additional instrumentation by Kyle Biane and Peter Recine
Guest vocals on ‘Mabian Hell’ by Priscilla Parada
visit BUCKETS online:
Website: https://www.bucketsband.com
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Tidal: https://tidal.com/artist/39816696/u
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/buckets/1501098642
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2VAILUKur0keGIuFOb6Roi
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