Music Monday: Birthrite's GOODBYE HAPPINESS, aka the BLOOD AND BONE CHINA Theme Song

I've been sharing Chris Stone's Blood and Bone China episodes here at Suburban Vampire during the past few weeks (see Episode 4 at the end of this post).  The online vampire series takes place in late-Victorian England, but the theme song, "Goodbye Happiness," is modern and rockin', so I decided to investigate the story behind the music.

It turns out "Goodbye Happiness" already had a link to the Victorian era before becoming a part of Blood and Bone China: the song is the work of Birthrite, a steampunk band from Midlands, U.K.  If you're unfamiliar with steampunk, the genre is all about the collision of the past with the present, and it certainly doesn't balk at merging punk rock with vampires and Victorian clothing.

Here's a video of Birthrite playing "Goodbye Happiness" at the Blood and Bone China premiere party on March 2 (part of the Stoke Your Fires film festival), followed by the fourth episode of the series.



To buy Birthrite's album, If It ‘Ay Bost, Dow Fix It!, you'll need to head to www.Birthrite.eu.



To watch all Blood and Bone China episodes, go to BloodandBoneChina.com.