{"id":7719,"date":"2019-08-22T17:00:26","date_gmt":"2019-08-22T17:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=7719"},"modified":"2019-08-22T18:21:56","modified_gmt":"2019-08-22T18:21:56","slug":"the-brothers-steve-featuring-members-of-tsar-re-form-release-new-album-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=7719","title":{"rendered":"The Brothers Steve, featuring members of Tsar, Re-form, Release New Album, #1"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cLet\u2019s get the superlatives out of the way right off the bat: holy lord is this ever a fab record. Grade: A\u201d – Goldmine<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n
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“I keep wondering if I went back through American Bandstand if I could find The Brothers Steve playing on the show in some weird time travel paradox. These songs are packed with hooks, diversity, and instant accessibility.” – RPM<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n
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Years ago, in the magical world of Southern California, five young rockers formed a band called The Brothers Steve. They wrote some songs, played some parties, and promptly broke up, leaving their wonderful original songs unheard by all but a handful of lucky party-goers.<\/span>
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L<\/span>uckily for us, the legend of The Brothers Steve was not over. The band reformed, triumphantly returning to the stage at this year\u2019s International Pop Overthrow Festival in Los Angeles.<\/span><\/span>
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They\u2019ve also recorded their classic songs on a fantastic new album (<\/span>#1<\/span><\/i>), containing 9 hot rockin\u2019 tracks and one acoustic jam, any of which would sound right at home blasting from the radio of a \u201966 Cadillac Coup DeVille.<\/span>
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The band has crafted a heady mix of British Invasion, indie rock, bubblegum, and power pop, which singer Jeff Whalen described thusly:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u201cThe Brothers Steve to me is like a \u201860s meets \u201890s kind of record. I don\u2019t think the \u201860s thing here was super-intentional.\u00a0It\u2019s more like when Os and I get together to sing and write, we very often end up in this early-Bee Gees\/Association\/Nilsson territory.\u201d<\/span><\/span>
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The band is Jeff Whalen (vocals, guitar), Os Tyler (vocals), Dylan Champion (vocals, guitar), Jeff Solomon (bass) and Coulter (drums).<\/span>
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Now that these long-dormant songs have been revived, how do The Brother Steve hope to be remembered?<\/span><\/span>
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Os:\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Fondly.\u00a0<\/span>
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Jeff:\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0With people\u2019s brains.<\/span><\/strong>
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“The album will be released in mid-late September. Produced by Luke Tierney, #1 is now available for pre-order on CD.”<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u201c\u2026the best thing that I’ve heard this year\u2026 #1 is the shot in the arm that Guitar Pop needed so badly.\u201d \u2013<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>I Don\u2019t Hear A Single<\/span><\/b>
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\u201cThe Brothers Steve<\/span><\/span>\u00a0debut album\u00a0<\/span><\/span>#1<\/span><\/span><\/i>\u00a0is a concentrated dose of poprock goodness. This baby is all killer, no filler, beginning to end.\u201d –<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Poprock Record<\/span><\/b><\/span>
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\u201cThe Brothers Steve have channelled the spirits of The Banana Splits and The Monkees for this airy fun slice of California pie album.\u201d –<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Full Blast Music<\/span><\/b>
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\u201c3 members of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Tsar<\/span>\u00a0play in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>The Brothers Steve<\/span>, but the music of the band is more influenced by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Teenage Fanclub<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Guided By Voices<\/span>\u00a0or\u00a0<\/span><\/span>The Kinks<\/span>. The 60s powerpop influences perfectly mix with 90s alternative Brit pop\u2026\u2019 \u2013<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Veglam<\/span><\/b><\/span>
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Angeline \/ We Got The Hits \/ She \/ Carolanne \/ C\u2019mon Pappy \/ Songwriter \/ Carry Me \/ Good Deal Of Love \/ Beat Generation Poet Turned Assassin \/ Sunlight<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Read RPMs Fantastic review HERE<\/a><\/div>\n
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UK\/Europe CD Orders from\u00a0Here<\/a><\/div>\n
USA and Vinyl Here<\/a><\/div>\n
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