Jeff The Brotherhood - We Are The Champions

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4...according to our Clinton on Fri 16 Sep, 2011.

It's 9.45 am and I'm already guitar solo'd out. This one starts with a guitar blast which according to sources recalls Fu Manchu before re-launching into a lazy languid Weezer slack-a-thon. The guitars are lovingly turned up to their fuzziest and on 'Bummer' they match this to a catchy blast off fuzz punk pop. The twin guitar assault of Texan boogie kings ZZ Top springs to mind on 'Shredder' but generally the vibe is of a maelstrom of the cream of early '90's slacker rockers shot through with the two minute buzzsaw pop of the Ramones. Occasionally like on the opening of 'Diamond Way' and the mellow 'Endless Fire' they switch the fuzz off for a moment and the melodies shine through without your ears screaming for mercy. Still, this is blast of raw to the bone flannel shirted fun. They seem to enjoy matching slacker solo-ing to tight Husker Du compositions and on 'Mellow Out' they hit paydirt with a charming melody not too dissimilar to early Lemonheads.

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· Nashville Brothers Jake and Jamin return with 'We Are The
Champions' following on from their brilliant 'Heavy Days'
earlier in the year.

· Jeff The Brotherhood reach new lows of drawling
sweetness and fuzz punk-pop blow outs on this self
produced album, recorded by Roger Moutenot (Yo La
Tengo, Sleater Kinney, Velvet Underground).

· Their fans range from Jack White to Jay-Z and their live
shows are incendiary thanks to their relentless 230 shows
a year.

· The brothers grew up, Jake says, "with 500 acres of
nothing behind us”, and the isolation has paid off. This
band sound like a fusion of everything and completely
their own.

· The Brotherhood have been called "kraut punk”,
"psychedelic grunge" and "noise pop”, drawing
comparisons to bands like Hawkwind, Wipers, and early
Sonic Youth.

· With three guitar strings and a minimal drum kit, they
manage to distill rock to its primal essence.

· “Their songs are often just a couple of chords and high
speed. But the brothers have acid on the brain, stirring
harmonized distortion and sitar buzz into the boogie. And
they back up the balls of this album title...... ‘Mellow Out’
is fast bliss“ – Rolling Stone.

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