In 2011 BJB's post-punk guitar met Brandy Bones' southern gothic upright bass and their new attack on Americana was immediate. Their songwriting welds the drone of Brandy's western roots and John's upbeat back-alley chords into a rustic nightmare only hinted at in Bates' past recordings. Having two lead vocalists further re-defines the sound on their first 7” - Scarecrow Close (Rookie Records / EU)