Take a second to take a second guess 
cuz every enemy of mine has always been a pessimist 
Quttin' isn't in my dictionary, my definition of a sissy is 
he who doesn't rub it in when he wins 

It'll titillate you when I look you in the eye 
give a funny little feeling and you wanna try 
It's a serious side-split, ticklish, hilarious, thin fabric 
so go ahead and get ripped in two 

I need you 
to buy my excuse 
"It is what it is" 

He's promiscuous, he keeps a list 
of every conquest, bed post notches 
He's a feminist, quick to submit 
Suspends judgement, takes whatever he can get 

Why does it bother you when I talk about the war? 
Do you throw a fit because it's in your backyard? 
It's a tragic twist on the classic cataclysm, a rift 
in the pretty continuum of sophisticated conflict. 

Why would you take the side of a guy who puts his chips on the villain to win? 
You're giving in, giving out ammunition to the kids 
and the weapon is a deadly dose of bliss 
That's ignorance with arrogance, no common sense, 
the epitome of pitiful, it's the fact that you go for his argument 
which smacks of a lack of self-respect 

And you, you've got a whole lot to prove 
You sit and watch his every move 
Yeah all this time I'm impressed 

He's dangerous, quick with a fist 
Takes every opportunity to take a risk 
Talks with a lisp, walks with a limp 
When he isn't starting fires he's off starting shit. 

We've got your name in a database 
You're under surveillance 
Never leave a trace 

You should listen to me when it comes to foreign policy 
I'm a walking wikileak ready to scream 
I got some bad beef, I'm packing heat 
under the collar I'm volatile and rising to a high degree 

You should listen to me, expert in endocrinology 
Swimming in your bloodstream, making it steam 
I got a mean streak, I'm packing heat 
under the great wide open wait and see



Promiscuous

'Believing is Believing' marks Not Blood Paint's 5th official release, and their 2nd full length LP. 

www.notbloodpaint.com

Buy:
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Upcoming 'Believing Is Believing' tour dates:
7/28 Washington DC @ Electric Maid
7/29 Richmond VA @ Our House
7/30 Charlotte NC @ Snug Harbor
7/31 TBD (Atlanta/Athens)
8/2 Savannah GA @ El-Rocko Lounge
8/3 Charleston SC @ The Mill
8/4 TBD (Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill)
8/5 Norfolk VA @ Electroganic
8/6 Baltimore MD @ Joe Squared
8/16 Brooklyn NY @ Rough Trade

Artwork by John McGarity // www.jbmcgarity.com

Imbalance

Neighbor is from Not Blood Paint's forthcoming LP, 'Believing is Believing' out June 17, 2016.  'Believing is Believing' marks Not Blood Paint's 5th official release, and their 2nd full length LP. 

www.notbloodpaint.com

Buy:
iTunes // bit.ly/bludtun3s
Bandcamp // www.notbloodpaint.bandcamp.com

Be with us:
Facebook // www.facebook.com/notbloodpaint
Instagram // www.instagram.com/notbloodpaint
Twitter // www.twitter,com/notbloodpaint
Youtube // www.youtube.com/notbloodpaint

Upcoming 'Believing Is Believing' tour dates:
7/28 Washington DC @ Electric Maid
7/29 Richmond VA @ Our House
7/30 Charlotte NC @ Snug Harbor
7/31 TBD (Atlanta/Athens)
8/2 Savannah GA @ El-Rocko Lounge
8/3 Charleston SC @ The Mill
8/4 TBD (Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill)
8/5 Norfolk VA @ Electroganic
8/6 Baltimore MD @ Joe Squared
8/16 Brooklyn NY @ Rough Trade

Artwork by John McGarity // www.jbmcgarity.com

Neighbor

The French Song

Borderline

One by One

Erotic Loving Mercy

Trial by Fire

'I am an Angel' is from Not Blood Paint's forthcoming LP, 'Believing is Believing' out June 17, 2016. 'Believing is Believing' marks Not Blood Paint's 5th official release, and their 2nd full length LP. 

www.notbloodpaint.com

Buy:
iTunes // bit.ly/bludtun3s
Bandcamp // www.notbloodpaint.bandcamp.com

Be with us:
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Instagram // www.instagram.com/notbloodpaint
Twitter // www.twitter,com/notbloodpaint
Youtube // www.youtube.com/notbloodpaint

Upcoming 'Believing Is Believing' tour dates:
7/28 Washington DC @ Electric Maid
7/29 Richmond VA @ Our House
7/30 Charlotte NC @ Snug Harbor
7/31 TBD (Atlanta/Athens)
8/2 Savannah GA @ El-Rocko Lounge
8/3 Charleston SC @ The Mill
8/4 TBD (Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill)
8/5 Norfolk VA @ Electroganic
8/6 Baltimore MD @ Joe Squared
8/16 Brooklyn NY @ Rough Trade

Artwork by John McGarity // www.jbmcgarity.com

I am an Angel

'Play Nice' is from Not Blood Paint's forthcoming LP, 'Believing is Believing' out June 17, 2016. 'Believing is Believing' marks Not Blood Paint's 5th official release, and their 2nd full length LP. 

www.notbloodpaint.com

Buy:
iTunes // bit.ly/bludtun3s
Bandcamp // www.notbloodpaint.bandcamp.com

Be with us:
Facebook // www.facebook.com/notbloodpaint
Instagram // www.instagram.com/notbloodpaint
Twitter // www.twitter,com/notbloodpaint
Youtube // www.youtube.com/notbloodpaint

Upcoming 'Believing Is Believing' tour dates:
7/28 Washington DC @ Electric Maid
7/29 Richmond VA @ Our House
7/30 Charlotte NC @ Snug Harbor
7/31 TBD (Atlanta/Athens)
8/2 Savannah GA @ El-Rocko Lounge
8/3 Charleston SC @ The Mill
8/4 TBD (Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill)
8/5 Norfolk VA @ Electroganic
8/6 Baltimore MD @ Joe Squared
8/16 Brooklyn NY @ Rough Trade

Play Nice

Premiere track from Not Blood Paint's forthcoming LP, 'Believing is Believing'  out June 17, 2016. 'Believing is Believing' marks Not Blood Paint's 5th official release, and their 2nd full length LP. 

www.notbloodpaint.com

Buy:
iTunes // bit.ly/bludtun3s
Bandcamp // www.notbloodpaint.bandcamp.com

Be with us:
Facebook // www.facebook.com/notbloodpaint
Instagram // www.instagram.com/notbloodpaint
Twitter // www.twitter,com/notbloodpaint
Youtube // www.youtube.com/notbloodpaint

Upcoming 'Believing Is Believing' tour dates:
7/28 Washington DC @ Electric Maid
7/29 Richmond VA @ Our House
7/30 Charlotte NC @ Snug Harbor
7/31 TBD (Atlanta/Athens)
8/2 Savannah GA @ El-Rocko Lounge
8/3 Charleston SC @ The Mill
8/4 TBD (Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill)
8/5 Norfolk VA @ Electroganic
8/6 Baltimore MD @ Joe Squared
8/16 Brooklyn NY @ Rough Trade

Take Another Chance

Not Blood Paint is a theatrically vivid—and sonically intense—four-piece from Bushwick, formed in 2008 by guitarists George Frye and Joe Stratton, bassist Mark Jaynes and drummer Seth Miller. 

Musically, it’s a group impossible to pigeonhole, far removed from traditional verse-chorus-verse structures. The songs manifest as detailed stories that worm into the minds of always-shifting narrators. At different times, you’ll think Zappa, Ween, Primus, Gang of Four, Devo, early Genesis, Tool, Dirty Projectors. (The band itself would proffer Of Montreal. “That group inspired us in the beginning. We’d go dress up and dance our asses off when we saw them live.”)

Given their influences, it’s little surprise the band members—who all hail from the same school in Michigan—share a passion for the theatrical. From early on, Not Blood Paint shows have been purposely and aggressively different, often constructed for the venue and audience on hand. 

Costumes abound. Beguiling rituals and themes take hold--one night you may witness, say, the Renaissance-type flair of “The Aristocrats.” Another, “hypnotic owls,” or “glam rock scientists” or maybe something akin to an alien prison break. This cornucopia of on-stage choreography, dialog and make-up—connected to some fantastically elaborate songs—often extends off-stage, where whole belief systems spring up and evolve, while characters take on lives of their own—often over years of time.

Instead of being about a band, a record and a show, Not Blood Paint becomes a fusing of mythology and the real world. Ever shifting, ever changing. 


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