Bottle Rocket - 6-Track Demo

Review by Andrew Farley

Never before has a band’s biography grabbed my attention in the way that Bottle Rocket’s has. The demo CD arrived to me sans case with a hand-written sheet of paper, first informing me that the band’s name was no longer Shallow Ice. Inspired by the very cool Wes Anderson film, Bottle Rocket was to be their new moniker. Not so bizarre so far, but alarm bells started ringing when I glanced at the band member's names… Parker The Great – Vocals/Guitar, Amaryllis – Piano and Wolfgang Thomas II on Organs and Guitar… I began to smell a rat. To cut a long story short the bio then goes on to explain how Parker and Amaryllis met on the Trans Siberian Express before finding a third member named Vladimir in a Cathedral in St Petersburg. Fascinatingly imaginative stuff, I’m sure you’ll agree, but fair play to the band – it certainly got me to sit up and take notice.»