The Dead Betties is an American, Brooklyn, New York-based rock band composed of lead singer–bassist Joshua Ackley, drummer Derek Pippin, and guitarist Eric Shepherd. With albums on Warner Music, Chainsaw Records, Cordless, Heartcore Records, Rotten Princess, and video rotation on MTV[1] and VH1,[2] the band is best known for their intense songwriting, melodic impact and explosive performances. Through appearances at CBGB, Cake Shop, Bowery Ballroom, North 6, Knitting Factory and headlining slots on nationwide and international tours and festivals between 2004 and 2008—Homo-a-Gogo (Olympia, Washington), SXSW (Austin, Texas), CMJ (New York City), and NXNE (Toronto, Canada)—The Dead Betties reached a broader audience.
In 2014, while the band was putting the finishing touches on its forthcoming covers album, lead single "The Way We Live Now" received 5 out of 5 stars from About Punk's Ryan Cooper.[3] "The Way We Live Now" shares its name with the Susan Sontag short story and is an ode to civil rights pioneers from the 1980s. "The Way We Live Now" also received praise from The Deli,[4] while the video for "Lucky" was written up in Huffington Post[5] and the video for "Angel" was premiered by Huffington Post[6] and shared by Out Magazine.[7] In 2020, Brooklyn Vegan[8] reported that The Dead Betties would be releasing a compilation album, "Killer Hits No Filler[9]". The album was released on October 16, 2020. Following "Killer Hits No Filler[10]", the band returned to the studio to work on a project that has never been released. In September of 2024, Rolling Stone premiered the band's new single, "Impossible Future",[11] and announced[12] that the band had finished a new album, "Impossible Future", set to be released by Rotten Princess records on October 18, 2024. The video for the second single, "Blood (a Babes In Toyland cover)[13]" was premiered by PunkNews.org[14] on October 1, 2024.
Recordings
edit- Sleeper (EP, 2002, Thorobred Records)
- Relic (EP, 2003, Thorobred Records)
- The Dead Betties (EP, 2004, Heartcore)
- Summer of '93 (Full-length, 2006, Heartcore/Chainsaw Records)
- Nightmare Sequence (Full-length, 2007, Cordless Records/WMG)
- "Destination I Do" / "Malls of the Midwest" (7" vinyl single, 2007, WMG)
- F U A, You're In The Army Now (Full-length, 2007, WMG)
- This is My Brain on Drugs (Full-length, 2008, WMG)
- Covers (EP, 2014, Disc Drive)
- Killer Hits No Filler (Compilation, 2020, WMG, Cordless, Chainsaw Records)
- Sweetheart (unreleased, 2022)
- Impossible Future (Full-length, October 18, 2024, Rotten Princess)
References
edit- ^ "Music – Music News, New Songs, Videos, Music Shows and Playlists from MTV". Mtv.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 1996. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-03-15. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "The Dead Betties - the Way We Live Now". Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2014-12-18.
- ^ "The Dead Betties return with single 'The Way We Live Now'". Nyc.thedelimagazine.com/. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ Wong, Curtis M. (17 August 2014). "WATCH: Brooklyn Band Gives Britney And Madonna Get A Punk-Rock Makeover". HuffPost.com. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ Wong, Curtis M. (28 October 2014). "LOOK: Madonna -- All 5 Of Her -- Gets A Punk Rock Makeover". HuffPost.com. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "5 Madonnas Star in the Dead Betties' Cover of 'Angel'". Out.com. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ https://www.brooklynvegan.com/dead-betties-releasing-compilation-back-catalog-finally-coming-to-streaming/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ^ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ^ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ^ Grow, Kory (2024-09-08). "Long-Running Self-Described Queerpunks the Dead Betties Imagine an 'Impossible Future'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ^ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ^ Punknews.org (2024-10-01). "The Dead Betties release video for Babes In Toyland cover". www.punknews.org. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
Further reading
edit- Pop Matters – Review by Dara Kartz of The Dead Betties Nightmare Sequence (Cordless Records (Warner))
- Review of Nightmare Sequence Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Review of F.U.A You're in the Army Now
- Review of The Way We Live Now Archived 2014-12-18 at the Wayback Machine(About.com)
- Review of The Way We Live Now (Deli Magazine)
External links
edit- The Dead Betties Homepage Official site.