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Sounds like:
JEFF the Brotherhood,
Justin Townes Earl,
Dan Auerbach,
Heartless Bastards,
My Morning Jacket
Why do we like this?
A while back, I posted about "Real Long Way to Go," the first released single from Brooklyn-based band Brothers. I was taken with the band's raw, rockin' sound, their ne'er do well approach, and their matching motorcycle jackets, emblazoned with a three-eyed tiger.
Now, considering their full-length release, succinctly titled Volume I (implying more to come), I'm glad to say that my good feelings about that single foreshadowed a really nice full-album effort. The rollicking and rocking is still in full force, but the band delves deeper into the genres that clearly inform their musical make-up.
"Desperate Man" is a growled-out country ballad, complete with a twanging guitar, while "Whiskey and Loose Women" takes a rockabilly, boot-stomping approach. Both tracks feature excellent piano licks, richening an already captivating sound.
The album closes with a 7+ minute burner, "Devil's Tail," which not only boasts a raging guitar solo, organ sounds, and crash of keyboards, but circles back to the album's carefree opener, with a newfound punch of emotion and heart. The stomps and claps are there, but the wailing statement, "Freedom is on those blacktop lines, so I ride, ride, ride through the night" sounds more like a battle cry than a jolly road anthem.
While the band's foundation seems to lie in other parts of the country -- the rock 'n' roll of the South, the attitude of the Wild West, the pleasing layer of scuzz and fuzz that can be found all over the album is pure Lower East Side, before it got cleaned up. These are country rocking guys with some punk rock in their souls, or at least their singing voices.
Most importantly, these Brothers don't lose the sense of fun that makes their music so intoxicating. All things considered, this is a band you probably want to see in a sticky-floored, dark dive bar, a glass of whiskey in hand, a mind set on making some good-bad decisions. And should you need more convincing that it feels damn good to be bad, the sexy, slurred, fuzzed-out garage rock tune "Baby" will have you looking for your leather jacket.
Now, considering their full-length release, succinctly titled Volume I (implying more to come), I'm glad to say that my good feelings about that single foreshadowed a really nice full-album effort. The rollicking and rocking is still in full force, but the band delves deeper into the genres that clearly inform their musical make-up.
"Desperate Man" is a growled-out country ballad, complete with a twanging guitar, while "Whiskey and Loose Women" takes a rockabilly, boot-stomping approach. Both tracks feature excellent piano licks, richening an already captivating sound.
The album closes with a 7+ minute burner, "Devil's Tail," which not only boasts a raging guitar solo, organ sounds, and crash of keyboards, but circles back to the album's carefree opener, with a newfound punch of emotion and heart. The stomps and claps are there, but the wailing statement, "Freedom is on those blacktop lines, so I ride, ride, ride through the night" sounds more like a battle cry than a jolly road anthem.
While the band's foundation seems to lie in other parts of the country -- the rock 'n' roll of the South, the attitude of the Wild West, the pleasing layer of scuzz and fuzz that can be found all over the album is pure Lower East Side, before it got cleaned up. These are country rocking guys with some punk rock in their souls, or at least their singing voices.
Most importantly, these Brothers don't lose the sense of fun that makes their music so intoxicating. All things considered, this is a band you probably want to see in a sticky-floored, dark dive bar, a glass of whiskey in hand, a mind set on making some good-bad decisions. And should you need more convincing that it feels damn good to be bad, the sexy, slurred, fuzzed-out garage rock tune "Baby" will have you looking for your leather jacket.
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