The Builders and the Butchers

Interview with Ryan Sollee of The Builders and the Butchers. The band has had over 100,000 monthly listeners on Spotify for years now. Several of their videos have millions of views on You Tube - including “Bringin’ Home the Rain” with 19 million views. They are well known for their energized live performances and have dedicated fans that travel long distances to see them play. “As our lives become more digital, people are sharing physical spaces less and less. The creation and performance of live music is an ever crucial, consistent, and communal space. In these spaces people can share the sounds, sights and smells of what its like to be moved in unison and feel connection,” says Sollee. With glowing album and show reviews coming from Pitchfork and The Wall Street Journal, among others, their brand of folk-rock is best served live. Audiences can look forward to lively performances, where fourth wall is broken and the audience is able to participate in call and response sing-a-longs. Sometimes the band will hand out instruments for fans to play, and they’ll even get down off stage to perform right on the floor. “The songs for No Tomorrow were written with our cultural changes and challenges in mind. The overarching message is that we can find hope in each other and still lead lives full of joy and creativity even when systems and leaders fail us. We believe we have much more that unites us, than divides us and that music is one of the best ways to create a connected shared experience for people. Live rock and roll is a church for the non-religious and religious alike. Stephen Thompson, NPR Music “The Builders and the Butchers make records the way the bards used to pass on stories. They’re poetic and captivating, and do to songwriting what Clint Eastwood does to movies,” and this [new record] follows the same, narrative-driven path.” - Consequence of Sound badmanrecordingco.com thebuildersandthebutchers.com Album buy link: tomorrow-pre-order-1

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The Builders and the Butchers is an episode from Zig at the gig podcasts by Zig at the gig.

This episode is 46:13 long.

This episode was published on Apr 22, 2026.

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