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. Formed in 1998, they released their album '' Profit in Your Poetry'' in 2007. Their second album, '' React or Die'', was released on 13 April 2009.Band biography on HDIF website

History

The band was formed in 1998 by lead singer and songwriter John Blain Hunt (well known in the Scott Glasgow indie music scene as the organiser of club night National Pop League).'' Profit in Your Poetry'' review, '' Uncut'', April 2007 Hunt had previously used 'Butcher Boy' as a pen name when submitting poetry to newspapers.''Profit in Your Poetry'' review, '' The Metro'', 12 March 2007 The band has its roots in

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(where Hunt grew up) but is now Glasgow-based. The core band has been augmented by string and brass musicians for live performances and recordings. On record, they first appeared in August 2006 on the HDIF label's compilation ''The Kids at the Club'' with their song "Days Like This Will Be the Death of Me", described as "wonderful" (though " Smiths-indebted") by ''

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''. Their first album, ''Profit in Your Poetry'', was released in April 2007 (having been preceded by download-only single, "Girls Make Me Sick") and attracted overwhelmingly positive reviews, described as "flipping from string-skirling kitchen sink dramas to

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. The band released an EP, ''The Eighteenth Emergency'', in September 2007, to tie in with several live dates in Glasgow and a short tour of England. In May 2008 the track "I Know Who You Could Be" from ''Profit in Your Poetry'', was used in the US TV drama series ''

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''. The song can be heard during the final scene of episode 14, which was edited so that the song could be used in its entirety. Their second album, ''React or Die'', was released on 13 April 2009, preceded by the single "A Better Ghost". The band have made a video for the single, filmed in part at the

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Members

The current members are: *Maya Burman-Roy: 2007–present (cello) *Alison Eales: 2005–present (keyboards, accordion) *Fraser Ford: 2008–present (guitar, keyboards) *John Blain Hunt: 1998–present (vocals, guitar) *Findlay MacKinnon: 2005–present (drums, percussion) *Aoife Magee: 2004–present (viola) *Basil Pieroni: 2005–present (guitar) *Garry Hoggan: 2003–2008, 2019–present (bass guitar) *Robert Spark: 2008–present (bass guitar) Former members are: *Jenny Diep: 2007 (cello, keyboards) *Andy Forrester: 1998–2003 (bass guitar, drums) *Jacqui Grant: 2001–2007 (cello) *Keith Martin: 2000–2001 (drums) *Gina Murphy: 2001–2003 (keyboards) *Susan Vennard: 1998–2000 (keyboards)

Discography

Albums

*'' Profit in Your Poetry'' (2007) *'' React or Die'' (2009) *
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EPs

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The Eighteenth Emergency EP ''The Eighteenth Emergency EP'' is an EP released by Butcher Boy on 3 September 2007 on HDIF Records. The EP featured two new songs, "The Eighteenth Emergency" and "React or Die", and two reworked offerings from their debut LP '' Profit in You ...

'' (2007) *''Bad Things Happen When it's Quiet EP'' (2017)

Singles

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" (2007) *"Carve a Pattern" (2009) *"A Better Ghost" (2009) *"Imperial" (2011)

References

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