Combining the organic sound and dark imagery of traditional American country music with the tension and noise of modern rock, Buy Bullets is a five man-band seeking to reconsider and rediscover the artistic value of music, so that they might share it with those who wish to listen. The band challenges audiences to forget everything they know about listening to an album or attending a show. Although you'll be familiar with the elements of their sound - a vocal twang here, some distorted feedback there - you'll most likely be both unable and unwilling to use generic terminology in describing what comes through your ears.
The band's foundation exists in the songwriting of singers/guitarists Rahul Kakkar and Jeff Rufo. From standard folk progressions to more complex arrangements, the rhythms produced by the acoustic-electric pairing, augmented by a southern-gothic lyrical approach, provide a canvas on which the rest of the band creates veritable "soundscapes," pictures transmitted through sound. The actual rhythm section is fashioned by drummer Charles Waldo and bassman Charlie Moore. Never satisfied with simply being the so-called backbone, the two seek to provide the songs with a dual aspect of rhythmic continuity and unexpectedness. Violinist/Mandolin-player Peter Berk rounds out the rest of this lineup, - one which might otherwise reflect a more typical, less immediately divergent, rock band - providing melodies and musical phrases that pack an emotional wallop.
The overall sound of the band is intricate, but not overly-complex. The music is challenging and yet strangely inviting once the listener is able to shed whatever preconceived notions he or she might have about "alternative country music" or other experimental genres. Stories are told, tensions are built - sometimes resolved, and sometimes not. In either case, the melodic and crafted songs that come out are bound to sound original upon each and every listen and performance.