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The Lost Brothers
Since the release of their acclaimed debut album, “Trails
of the Lonely”, the Lost Brothers have kept on the
move, calling no place their home.
This year alone has seen them perform in London on the
same bill as Bob Dylan & Van Morrison, they opened
the main stage at this summer's Electric Picnic festival,
and they have been busy in Nashville recording with Brendan
Benson of the Raconteurs.
The brothers have just returned from New York where they
played the Other Voices Show, with a lineup that included
the best of Irish actors (such as Gabriel Byrne), musicians
(including Glen Hansard), and writers (Roddy Doyle to
name just one), alongside American artists (Martha Wainwright
and Laurie Anderson). So the Losties are in good company
while on the road.
On their follow up album, “So Long John Fante”,
they continue to keep good company by their side. Recorded
in twelve days last year in Sheffield along with Richard
Hawley's Band, the brothers delved into their record collection
and book shelves for inspiration. Listen to 'The Goodbye
Kid'' and you can hear echoes of the Everly Brothers,
while still sounding new and fresh, and on tracks such
as 'Only by Light of the Moon' and 'In the City' you can
hear drops of doo wop influences with a touch of Phil
Spector, while on songs such as 'Golden Dawn ' and 'Hollow
Call' the Lost Brothers sweep you off into the depth of
the forest to get lost with them.
Tipping a hat to their literary hero, John Fante, this
is an album that flows in a gumbo melting pot of influences
with touches of country, doo wop, golden era rock ‘n’
roll dark folk tales that echo John Steinbeck and tales
of love gone wrong, while at the same time it’s all
sprinkled with that magic Lost Brothers dust that makes
it all sound just like them. You'd be forgiven for thinking
the Losties were a folk duo, but I think not. Their music
recalls many genres while remaining genreless. They just
sound like the Lost Brothers. Call it what you will, but
the truth is that these two brothers have a lot more to
offer. And watch this space because this is only a beginning.
The Lost Brothers are here to stay.
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