Life in a Blender celebrates the release of their 10th album: Bent by the Weather.

Blender is a long-standing six-piece Brooklyn-based band that brings together a dark absurdist sensibility with catchy orchestrated songs that have been described appropriately as “chamber punk.” Often with puppets, spoken word gymnastics, and surreal band member introductions, Blender whacks the piñata full of strange candy until it pours out on the floor. They’ve brought their smart and untidy vaudevillian energy to stages across the planet from Berlin to Austin to Toronto to Brooklyn and Seattle.

The completely-on-fire Colony Collapse Horns will be on hand for the big CD release celebration.

“As a song writer, Don Rauf is a manic combination of Alice Cooper and F. Scott Fitzgerald.” - The Daily News

“A surreal circus act… with signature wit—a richly reflective affair that exudes a poignancy and maturity one might not expect from a group whose leader once sang “Stairway to Heaven” on the street and in his underwear.” - The New Yorker

“When people need a quick way to establish a territory for Life in a Blender, the names Waits and Beefheart offer themselves to help describe Don Rauf’s cultured, barking madness and the bawdy, egocentric Rococo of the band’s chamber-rock arrangements…Every line buzzes with meaning, specificity, evocation, implication, reference and raw, emotional purpose.” —John Burdick, Almanac Weekly

_“There’s a feeling of pure joy and devilishly playful aplomb evident in everything from the robust vocals to the gorgeously melodic and energetic arrangements – those lively horns are simply divine! — to the witty songwriting. Sure to put a smile on even the most jaded and bitter cynic’s face, it’s a total hale’n’hearty (and often hilarious) treat from start to finish.” - Joe Wawrzyniak, Jersey Beat

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