photo: Nic Shonfeld
All that the Brakes from Brighton need is an appreciative audience capable of handling a full frontal attack of fast garage rock, with a few country songs thrown in as a breather (including the Johnny Cash classic Jackson). Rock Is Dodelijk (Dutch for Rock Kills) catches them in the act during shows at Concorde 2, Brighton, August 2008, and Luxor, Cologne, Germany, May 2009.
It's collection of songs that should be taken in standing up, jumpinng up and down with fists pumping in the air. This is what the Pixies sounded like ca 1988. They have a wry sense of humour (Heard About Your Band), create and exclamation mark set to music (Comma Comma Comma Full Stop) and the love sick anthem Why Tell The Truth (When It’s Easier To Lie)? is a song that the Arctic Monkeys would love to have written.
The Brakes proof that is a such thing as Britrock. And that, after all the "I am so fucking special, but the whole word hates me" crap of Oasis and such is good news indeed.
Brakes
Eamon Hamilton: vocals, guitar
Tom White: guitar
Marc Beatty: bass
Alex White: drums
Rock Is Dodelijk is released on Fat Cat Records. A new studio single from the album "Why Tell The Truth (When It's Easier To Lie)? / Worry About It Later" is also available on 7" and MP3.
Tracks:
- Hi How Are You?
- Hey Hey
- NY Pie
- Pick Up The Phone
- I Can’t Stand To Stand Beside You
- Heard About Your Band
- Cease and Desist
- Ring A Ding Ding
- What’s In It For Me?
- Porcupine or Pineapple
- Spring Chicken
- Huevos Rancheros
- Comma Comma Comma Full Stop
- Hey Hey
- All Night Disco Party
- What’s In It For Me?
- Why Tell The Truth (When It’s Easier To Lie)?
- Isabel
- Don’t Take Me To Space (Man)
- Jackson
Video: Brakes - Hey Hey
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