The River Bed, Small Man Records
Apparently, you can buy a house in Winnipeg for a dollar, and I hope these guys on their current label own entire subdivisions. They should -- they really kick! Small Brown Bike was originally born in a garage in Marshall Michigan (both as a band and its name sake – a Frankenstein bike made out of old and new parts) and they’ve sold over 25,000 albums by touring continually over the last 2 years.
The fierce melodies and consistently engaging, intelligent lyrics of these four lifelong friends remind me of the good old days when Husker Du was always blaring in my walkman headphones. Finally, an MTV, skateboard/wakeboard/sports video band with melodic, catchy songs. An original quartet (including brothers) that keeps an edge, with dissonance and raw energy, used in varied, intelligent and interesting song structures. Bass, drums and 2 guitars, with nothing extra for 10 tracks? Yup, that’s all it takes. I recommend this album – not only is it impressive right away, but with repeated listens – it gets better, bigger, fuller. I can’t wait to hear what they come out with next.
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