Based out of the musically fortified New Jersey town of Newark, Butchers of Sky Valley specialize in an evocative and hard-hitting blend of blues-tempered indie/stoner rock and juke joint Americana that invokes names like Queens of the Stone Age, Led Zeppelin, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, early ZZ Top, Morphine, and Peter Green-era Fleetwood Mac. Formed in 2007 by singer/songwriter Mike Mokotow and guitar player John Cosenza, the band took their time honing their sound before finalizing a lineup (Mokotow, Cosenza, Tim Brummer, Jeff Knaster, and Davis Rowan) and releasing their...