Middle Brother / Middle Brother
Album: Middle Brother   Collection:General
Artist:Middle Brother   Added:Mar 2011
Label:Partisan Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2011-04-17 Pull Date: 2011-06-19
Week Ending: Jun 12 Jun 5 May 29 May 22 May 15 May 8 May 1 Apr 24
Airplays: 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 2

Recent Airplay
1. Jul 25, 2013: Home Free
Million Dollar Bill
4. Jun 09, 2011: Daydream Disaster
Daydreaming
2. Feb 21, 2013: Daydream Disaster
Portland
5. Jun 03, 2011: Time Traveler
Daydreaming
3. Jun 10, 2011: Time Traveler
Daydreaming
6. Jun 02, 2011: Daydream Disaster
Wilderness

Album Review
Andy S
Reviewed 2011-04-17
Phenomenal alt-country rock from members of Deer Tick, Dawes, and Delta Spirit. At times brilliant, hilarious, and tragic songwriting mostly about being young, bummed out and horny. I'm a sucker for Goldsmith's (Dawes) vocals and writing, and all his songs here stagger me. McCauley (Deer Tick) provides a distinctive grit. Vasquez (Delta Spirit) doesn't do much for me, but lends some ok numbers. RIYL Phosphorescent, Wilco, Old 97's, any of the above bands.
My picks: 3, 8; FCC 4, 11. —Andy

*1 (4:50) - Gentle backing for McCauley's raspy-voiced unrequited love-ballad
2 (4:05) - Energetic multi-voiced honkytonk rock
**3 (3:44) - Midtempo sad-sap folk-rock led by Goldsmith, great images
**4 (3:12) - FCC: "dick so hard"; Rowdy, fantastic self-destructive character sketch with some vicious jabbing at top-40-country-mentality
5 (4:40) - Slower, pining indie-rock with Neil Young-imitator vox
*6 (5:06) - Replacements cover led nicely by McCauley, simple upbeat backing
*7 - (2:43) More Goldsmith heartrending, just voice and acoustic guitar
**8 - (2:57) Rock and roll! McCauley scores again, great backing vox
9 - (3:40) Soulful rock with nice 50's touches to the arrangement (horns, ooh-ahs)
*10 - (6:00) Mopey Goldsmith over sparse electrics; builds to angry love ballad
11 - FCC: "shit" (4:02) Folk rock; McCauley's dynamic vocals, nice electric guitar
*12 - (4:03) Each vocalist takes a turn in a simple, mature, folk number; reminds me of Billy Bragg's Mermaid Avenue stuff

Track Listing
1. Daydreaming   7. Wilderness
2. Blue Eyes   8. Me. Me. Me
3. Thanks For Nothing   9. Someday
4. Middle Brother (Feat. Jonny Corndawg)   10. Blood And Guts
5. Theater   11. Mom And Dad
6. Portland   12. Million Dollar Bill