“Rowdy, punk-fueled twang highlighted by heaps of blue-collar wit”

"A blistering, let’s-get-down-to-the-truth, eclectic mix of musical styles that push and stretch the boundaries of country music"

“The perfect soundtrack for a family picnic, or a meth lab.”

“A drunken square dance on speed.”

“Bug and singer Erin Bru slip into harmonies that recall the storied Gram Parsons-Emmylou Harris duets...moments of unvarnished beauty"

“a boozy concoction worth swigging until last call...”

Described as everything from “Hee-Haw on mescaline” to “Carter Family-meets-Ramones”, The Defibulators unique brand of country has made them pioneers in the NYC country music scene. The band’s last last album Debt’ll Get’em is a striking, au courant take on classic country, channeling the frenetic energy of their legendary live shows into tight, punchy hooks and foot-stomping sing-alongs.

Call it what you will, Americana, indie honky-tonk, truckerpunk, or Brooklyn Country, the proof is in the listening. There is a unique familiarity that percolates throughout Debt’ll Get ‘Em. The reverence for traditional country forms combined with an irreverent rock and roll attitude is a trademark of the Defibs sound. Gear-grinding twang and sawing fiddles saturate songs rooted in the debt-laden and downtrodden, the moods swinging between satirical and sentimental, with unpredictable outbursts into total country chaos.