Barr Brothers, The / Queens Of The Breakers
Album: Queens Of The Breakers   Collection:General
Artist:Barr Brothers, The   Added:Sep 2018
Label:Secret City Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2018-09-23 Pull Date: 2018-11-25
Week Ending: Nov 25 Nov 18 Nov 11 Nov 4 Oct 28 Oct 21 Oct 14 Oct 7
Airplays: 2 5 4 4 1 8 1 5

Recent Airplay
1. Dec 26, 2023: Traditions
Song That I Heard
4. Jul 16, 2021: KZSU Time Traveler (rebroadcast from Jul 17, 2020)
Queens Of The Breakers
2. Nov 24, 2023: KZSU Time Traveler
Queens Of The Breakers
5. Jul 17, 2020: KZSU Time Traveler
Queens Of The Breakers
3. Jul 15, 2022: KZSU Time Traveler
Queens Of The Breakers
6. Feb 07, 2020: KZSU Time Traveler
Queens Of The Breakers

Album Review
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2018-09-09
INDIE FOLK-ROCK

The Barr Brothers are Brad (songwriter, guitar, lead singer) and Andrew (drums), plus a friend, Sarah Pagé, on classical harp. The performances here are all good, quite varied, interesting, with rich overlapped textures. A very good album all the way through.

No FCC issues.

1 * Slow. Gentle ballad w throbbing perc. The group Lucius sings a dramatic bridge. (5:34)
2 Mid-tempo. Shimmering & dreamy. Instruments dominate the voice. (4:38)
3 ** Mid-tempo. Paul Simon-esque folk song with a pretty melody, good fingerstyle guitar, and synth'd horns. (3:58)
4 * Mid-tempo. Twangy, nicely retro, lo-fi. Mult guitars plus organ, harmonica. (4:12)
5 Fast, driving. Bouncy & danceable like 80s New Wave. (4:34)
6 Mid-slow. Lazy feel like a stoned lethargy. Gradual crescendo. (6:22)
7 *** Mid-fast. A gem of a lite-rock/pop song, exuberant & fun, like Fleetwood Mac at their apex (in the best sense). Superb instrumentation. (5:28)
8 * Mid-fast. A loud, strong guitar & drums blues rocker (think Black Keys). (4:22)
9 ** Mid-fast. Big instrumental waves try to wash over the good vocal. Powerful. (4:14)
10 Mid-tempo. Short coda to track #9. More ethereal. (1:48)
11 ** Slow. Gorgeous little symphony; somber mood. Female 2nd vox is stunning. (5:48)

Track Listing
1. Defibrillation   7. Queens Of The Breakers
2. Look Before It Changes   8. It Came To Me
3. Song That I Heard   9. Hideous Glorious
4. Maybe Someday   10. Hideous Glorious (Part 2)
5. Kompromat   11. Ready For War
6. You Would Have To Lose Your Mind   .