Bay Area string band The Brothers Comatose are into beer but have had enough of IPAs. The quintet shared “The IPA Song,” a new single featuring special guest mandolinist Ronnie McCoury detailing their anti-IPA views.
The Brothers Comatose — siblings Ben Morrison (guitar, vocals) and Alex Morrison (banjo, vocals) along with Steve Height (bass), Philip Brezina (violin) and Greg Fleischut (mandolin, vocals) — will officially release “The IPA Song” this Thursday, October 5. A video filmed in the studio was premiered today by The Bluegrass Situation.
While the band realizes their opinion on IPAs may not be popular, they felt obliged to state — or in this case sing — their minds. Ben Morrison explained, noting:
“We generally use our music to unify people, but there comes a time for every band when you have to make a statement. This is our most controversial song and we realize that some of our audience will hate us for it, but it’s time we finally say something: we can’t drink IPAs anymore!”
“Phew, that felt good to get off my chest.”
“In all seriousness though, we overdid it quite a bit, back when we were sponsored by a great beer company and they delivered multiple cases of IPA to every tour stop of ours. It was great for a while, but it got to the point where we had cases and cases of warm IPA in our van and that’s all we drank. Too much warm IPA will change a person, and now we can only drink light beer. We’re more of a quantity over quality band these days, at least when it comes to beer.”
“This song came about because there are lots of craft beer lovers in our musical world and we would find ourselves drinking lots of high alcohol percentage beers when we’re playing shows, and we just can’t do it anymore. We want to enjoy a few beers while we’re playing without getting too drunk, and light beer saves us from that. Pabst Blue Ribbon, if you’re reading this, we’re still looking for sponsorships!”
“The IPA Song” follows The Brothers Comatose’s latest full-length studio album, Ear Snacks, which arrived this past March. Ronnie McCoury of Del McCoury Band and The Travelin’ McCourys stood in for Greg Fleischut in the studio when the band recorded their new single. Fleischut was on tour with another band at the time.
“We recommend cracking a nice, cold, non-IPA beer to enjoy while watching this video,” The Brothers Comatose told The Bluegrass Situation. Watch “The IPA Song” video below:
