Brass Knuckle Brass Band is a sweaty late-night party for anyone who knows a sousaphone will always be tougher than a bass guitar. Think whiskey dripping from trombone spit-valves; think drummers with callouses on their callouses. Think a crusty bari sax belting at Bourbon Street from the wrong hemisphere and you're getting the idea. First thrown together for a one-off Wednesday night show, BKBB has opened for funk heavyweights Charles Bradley and Fred Wesley, and played at Falls Festival and Woodford Folk Festival. Following a debut EP in 2013, the band collaborated with hip-hop young gun Citizen Kay on the single “Raise a Glass”, which became a Triple J favourite. "Split Lip" is BKBB's debut album. Amidst the punch-in-the-throat instrumentals, the LP includes a bunch singers that should be very familiar to community radio audiences, including Sarsha Simone (formerly Roxy Ray of Dojo Cuts), Kira Puru and James Grim. The release also has two rap numbers courtesy featuring Canberra MCs Citizen Kay, Roshambo and Hayds. “Split Lip” was recorded and mixed by Tristan Lludowyk, co-founder and manager of HopeStreet Recordings. Tristan has also recorded recent releases from The Putbacks, The Bombay Royale, The Cactus Channel, The Mixdown, The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra and The Seven-Ups. The album comprises 9 original songs and one cover – the band’s version of James Blake’s “Retrograde”