Bitter Pill and There Co-Conspirators at The Press Room
Bitter Pill and There Co-Conspirators at The Press Room
Influenced by a wide spectrum of genres, Bitter Pill creates music that defies easy classification. They are a tight-knit family (literally, a father and daughter) who play a dark and anachronistic twist of folk, blues, jazz, rock, and country. With a name that captures the essence of their music, Bitter Pill delves into the bittersweet complexities of life, death, love, hate, and the downright silly. Their lyrics are a poetic exploration of everyday life and harsh social commentary, accompanied by melodies that range from hauntingly melancholic to explosively anthemic. They offer a musical remedy that is both bitter and sweet – a pill to swallow, an experience to savor – let the music be your cure.
The Co-Conspirators perform folk/singer-songwriter music with elements of bluegrass, country, blues, gospel, and general roots music. With heavy emphasis on vocal harmonies, this duo has been compared to The Weavers, Ian and Sylvia Tyson and Richard and Linda Thompson. They perform a perfect mix of originals, traditional folk, and old-time-favourites covers. Canadian folk music legend Valdy said they sounds like they have been singing together their whole lives.