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Top Albums of 2011 5-1 FINALLY!

We all love lists, and we all love sarcasm. Though, I think its important to reflect upon the last year of music, I’m going to do so through the use of a list. It was a fantastic year full of awesome albums, and I’m going to count down a bunch of my favorites, and give you something to listen to while reading. Welcome to the top 10, albums that to be quite honest, could all be number ones, but hey it wouldn’t be a list without some order. These are the thoroughbreds. I’m sure I missed some, but hey, there…

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Review | Middle Brother – S/T

Middle Brother
Me Me Me

If you haven’t heard of them, Middle Brother, you probably aren’t reading this website.  To catch you up to speed, Middle Bro is made of Deer Tick’s John McCauley, Dawes frontman, Taylor Goldsmith, and Delta Spirit frontman, Matt Vasquez.  Together they form a young supergroup that I couldn’t be more excited to hear them play together.

Now on to the most important part.  Does it live up to the formula… does the sum equal the parts?  Is it just a few Delta Spirit songs a few Dawes songs and a few Deer Tick songs?

Resoundingly, yes, the sum equals the parts.  The creative forces put together equal the sum if not exceed the sum.  This album is really really really good.  Did I say really?  These guys sound like they’ve been playing together for years, the album is wide varying between contemplative folk songs (Daydreaming, Thanks for Nothing) wild rock romps (Middle Brother, Me Me Me) and even a retro 60’s pop styled track (Someday).  Sure some songs sound all more Dawes, all more Delta Spirit or all more Deer Tick but the album still flows quite well, with each frontman taking center stage equally.  It doesn’t detract, or feel like 3 separate EP’s it feels whole, singular and totally awesome.

There was a boatload of hype going into this album, and admittedly I had maybe too lofty of expectations for the album.  But without hyperbole, this album is fantastic.  Its damn well written, wonderfully catchy, and totally represents the best supergroup out there these days.  They do what some supergroups fail to do, they show off the talents of each member of the group without making it feel “Ok it’s my turn…” the album on a whole feels like pure congruence of the 3 headed creative monster they are.  The music they put together is pure fun and just great to listen.

Buy buy buy! Middle Brother

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New Music | Middle Brother – Middle Brother

Middle Brother If you haven’t heard of them, Middle Brother, is made of Deer Tick’s John McCauley, Dawes frontman, Taylor Goldsmith, and Delta Spirit frontman, Matt Vasquez.  Together they form a young supergroup that I couldn’t be more excited to hear them play together. The second track was released on Brooklyn Vegan today, and its really fantastic a fast paced raspy romp that’s going to be on repeat for the rest of the week. 3 tracks have been released on this album and I couldn’t be any more excited.  March 1st seriously can’t come fast enough. Their self-title debut will…

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Middle Brother releases Me Me Me

Me Me Me If you haven’t heard of them, Middle Brother, is made of Deer Tick’s John McCauley, Dawes frontman, Taylor Goldsmith, and Delta Spirit frontman, Matt Vasquez.  Together they form a young supergroup that I couldn’t be more excited to hear them play together. These guys are making rock music the way it should be done.  They carry the torch passed on by the Springsteens and Petty’s of yesteryear.  Their first appearance came about at SxSW this year, when they were just the MG&V moniker.  As a member of their mailing list, they gave out a holiday gift to…

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Middle Brother Daydreaming…

The supergroup that was once known as MG&V and now known as Middle Brother, is John McCauley of Deer Tick, Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes, and Matthew Vasquez of Delta Spirit. Their self-titled debut, will be released March 1, 2011 on Partisan Records. Here’s Middle Brother performing the first track off the record, “Daydreaming.”

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