Drink Up Buttercup may hail from Philadelphia but the geography of their debut album Born and Thrown On A Hook is less easily located on a physical map. It's an occasionally surreal mythology filled with tales of hopelessly flawed characters, star-crossed lovers, drunks, fairy tales and bad trips. It exists in a world touched upon previously by Tom Waits, Hans Christian Anderson and Lloyd Kaufman while musically it follows the direct lineage of classic songwriting: Bowie, The Beatles & The Beach Boys' late 60s lysergia, early Roxy Music, Sabbath's bass heavy pulse & the crescendos of Arcade Fire.

Recorded meticulously throughout 2009 by Bill Moriarty (Dr Dog / Man Man) and mixed by Rusty Santos (Animal Collective/Final Fantasy) it perfectly balances consistently catchy melodies with the raw energy of their trashcan pounding live show.

Click HERE to pre-order Born and Thrown on a Hook now.*

*While supplies last, every pre-order of Born and Thrown on a Hook on CD or LP at the Yep Roc Webshop will include a copy of the limited-edition 7-inch vinyl single for "Even Think" b/w "Heavy Hand."

Street Date: March 23, 2010

For one week only, you can listen to a full album stream of Born and Thrown on a Hook. Click the player below to listen to the entire album and get a free MP3 download of "Young Ladies."