"In an era where people eschew tangibility for technology, Butcher Brown is a ray of hope for the future. They are soldiers of peace, armed with respect for the lineage of Black music, who aren't afraid to push forward. Rooted in the soil of the earth, their music reflects an aesthetic that exists beyond chronology. As anomalous as brown leaves of fall on a spring tree, they cause you to question exactly how a group of relatively “young” men possess such “old” souls.

They are agents of a continuum. A spectrum of color that defies categorical constructs, like that of dusk settling across the evening sky. They are a subtle, yet beautiful, reminder that after the darkness of nightfall, we are soon to expect the promise of the sun."

#BAM — Nicholas Payton aka The Savior of Archaic Pop

released 21 October 2014

Personnel:
Devonne Harris- keyboards, guitar, percussion
Corey Fonville- drums, percussion
Andrew Randazzo- bass
Keith Askey- guitar

Special Guests:
Nicholas Payton: flugelhorn (track 10)
Marcus Tenney- tenor sax (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 12, 14, 15) flugelhorn (track 6) trumpet (track 15)
Reggie Pace- Percussion (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 14)
Jon Bibbs- vocals (track 8)

Front Cover Painting: Eliza Childress
Back Cover Collage: Hannah Stallard
Photography: Lauren Serpa
Layout and Design: David Pijor