I’ve missed jam bands, till I heard Brother Guy. I have been all in for the kind of dynamic this kind of band can give live, and the red hot energy of being in the company of this kind of electric flood. This five-piece is giving people a run for their Spotify subscription, and it seems to be more than worth it. Their latest album is an all out affair, this one is called Postcards from Pluto.
You can dispute its position as a planet, but Pluto has some really cool things to offer. How about that killer opening coming in with Heavy Wait. A bit DP, a bit Emerson, Lake and Palmer-they’re showing us psychedelic mastery. You’ll feel like you’re in a King Gizzard concert, it has the raw magic of a live performance.
Sunderwater is like a mellow track that brings you the amuse-bouche of the next layer. Just echoing ambiences show you how the sunderworld might be like, and you will remain in awe. This play with tempo and energy, something that jam bands know how to control very well, is fun to hear. You can almost hear the band coming together.
Aashaa is the next single, and this is one of the epics you just want to be a part of. The chemistry between the band members is amazing, you’ll feel like they were born to play together. Brother Guy change to many different sub-genres within one 12 minute track, and you feel all is well with the world. There are plethoras of effects checked as well, a trance version of a prog-rock song.
Prog rock and jam-a beautiful combo
Naysayer creates a cool rock riff to base some cool jugalbandi from. That word you just read is something common in Hindustani classical music, where there is a call and response between instruments. It leads to some amazing crescendos, and Brother Guy are more than prepared for how it turns out. There are more creative offshoots in songs like Walking Sideways, just because of the boxes it checks. Funky, groovy and sometimes laden with joy, you can’t tell where the band will take the song once it starts.
The ebb and flow is something to be admired as well, with soothing songs like Two Tuesdays Ago just melting past you. They allow a pocket of respite before the band goes all out and delivers instrumental chaos that you’d pay way too less to witness. This stuff is priceless.
By the time I heard Featherweight and Sewer Rebellion, one thing was clear. These guys are meticulous. They love what they do. Their tones have been perfected over time. When they take the stage, the drama is their own story. Brother Guy is the rock band that we were promised, and now apocalypse is welcome. Just have them play the background music.
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