(PR) A&M / Octone Recording artist Brother released their first single, "Darling Buds of May," digitally yesterday. The self- proclaimed purveyors of "gritpop," BROTHER has taken England by storm. NME declares, "they're mashing the best of Britpop and beyond into monumental mounds of melody and might." BBC Radio One raves, "A great British band, a British hope for 2011."
With respect to the media hype, frontman Lee Newell said, "It's something we always expected. We don't doubt ourselves. You have to have an air of arrogance. You have to believe it." "Brother is full of the attitude and swagger that reminds you of the great British bands that have conquered America," said David Boxenbaum, General Manager of A&M/Octone Records, "with the songs to back it up."
The four lads are scheduled to release their Stephen Street (Blur, Morrissey) produced debut album this July.
Brother On The Road
March 16 Latitude 30 SXSW NME Showcase
March 18 Stubb's BBQ SXSW Fader Fort
March 19 Emo's SXSW
March 23 Mercury Lounge New York, NY
March 24 The Rock Shop Brooklyn, NY
March 25 Maxwell's Hoboken, NJ
