When it comes to a short, sharp and sweet attack of the senses to blow the winter cobwebs away – nobody does it better than the mighty Brakes. Their 2005 debut album Give Blood was a master class in 30 second seething pop punk energy – 16 songs in 25 minutes – amazing. Whilst 2006 follow up The Beatific Visions veered towards a more standard song structure approach (whatever that is). Regardless, they’re back and judging by the sound of the new single ‘Hey Hey’ in very fine form indeed. With a freshly inked deal with FatCat Records, the new Brakes album Touchdown will be released on April 27th.
Enjoy the video for ‘Hey Hey’ below – It features a giant pink doughnut rolling down a hill so it’s frankly essential viewing. Catch Brakes live at the following shows:
28 Jan – Proud Galleries, Camden, London,
30 Jan – The Boiler Room, Guildford
01 Feb – Moho Live, Manchester (After Show)
02 Feb – Tommy’s Bar, Cardiff
03 Feb – The Cavern, Exeter
05 Feb – Fuzz Club, Sheffield
06 Feb – Radar Club, Cambridge
07 Feb – The Albert, Brighton
mp3:> Brakes: ‘Crystal Tunings’
(taken from the forthcoming album Touchdown, released 27th April via FatCat)
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