Wednesday, September 05, 2007

New Release Tuesday: Ben & Bruno

Ben and Bruno have managed to make themselves epic to me with a few lines of press. Via Parasol: "B&B is a group of songs based one character named Ben. The newest album focuses more on his life a long while after his abduction by a religious fanatic & has to do with his wife & two daughters. The album centers around those relationships & Ben's inability to shake this past impression he acquired."

Paired with indie folk that's nicely dreamy without being indistinct, and vocals that carry enough genuinely offhand sadness to intrigue, they have made themselves into a pleasant mystery for my addled late-night head. Tomorrow it may all fall apart, but for now I will have to recommend them to all readers. If you're fond of what The Robot Ate Me and Chad VanGaalen have been up to, all the more.

2 comments:

Brandon said...

Ben and Bruno are heartbreakingly gorgeous.

Anonymous said...

I'm a bit obsessed with 100 Grim Reapers. There's some brilliant acoustic guitar in a few of the songs. If you like 100 Grim Reapers you should check on Bon Iver.