JEFF the Brotherhood – The Tropics
These two brothers from Nashville, Jake and Jamin Orrall, received plenty of buzz during this year’s CMJ, but if you have not had the chance to listen to JEFF the Brotherhood yet, this is where I tell you to do so. They just upped this video for “The Tropics” alongside the announcement that their third full-length, Heavy Days, is now available for purchase in CD form. The vinyl is in its second pressing now and was originally released in October.
Heavy Days is easily one of my favorite records in my rotation right now. Just ask anyone who has had the unfortunate experience of swapping bands we’re both in love with. What is perhaps the best thing about JEFF the Brotherhood is that while sometimes you can throw them alongside a contemporary like Kurt Vile and at another time think back to something like early Offspring, what it really comes down to is that it just straight-up fucking rocks. Call it psychedelic grunge/punk or whatever, but it’s really just rock n’ roll and that unfortunately is something that’s not being done and done well as of late.
Lucky for all of us who missed them during CMJ (or for those of you not located in NYC), the band is about to embark on a massive tour the lasts until April. They will be stopping by the Bowery Ballroom on February 6th, but make sure you check out the other dates on their MySpace too. In the meantime, I’d recommend purchasing Heavy Days (it’s out on their personal label Infinity Cat Records) so you can yell the words with me when they come to town.
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