ARTIST: The Breakers DK
TITLE: Here For a Laugh
LABEL: Funzalo Records
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 213kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 33m total
RELEASE DATE: 2007-04-24
RIP DATE: 2007-03-21
Track List
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1. Dance The Go-Go 2:30
2. Tried So Hard 3:45
3. Get Lost Get High Get Sick 2:36
4. Tip Of My Tongue 3:22
5. It's A Jungle Out There 3:34
6. Here For A Laugh 3:36
7. No Sentimental Rubbish 2:37
8. Cold Cold Winter 4:13
9. Rich Kids 2:57
10. Ups And Downs 4:21
Release Notes:
Pssssst! The boys are back in town. Well, no, I take that back û what I meant
was The BreakersÆ music is in town, fresh off the boat from Copenhagen. Here
For A Laugh is a fine howdy-do from these randy Danish upstarts. Give æem a
listen and a big hearty ôWilkommen!ö Or something like that.
Long story short: Once upon a time (the mid-90s) in Denmark, 14-year-olds Toke
Nisted (singer) and Anders Bruus (guitar player) met in school and began rocking
in the ôclassicö vein, a la the Faces, the Stones, AC/DC and Thin Lizzy. Yah.
They started hanging out at CopenhagenÆs legendary rock spot, Floss, soaking up
the stylish rogue rocker mystique and honing their chops. After a few years
they booted the other guys they were playing with, replaced them with some guys
that shared their motivation to rock, and formed The Breakers. That was 2002.
By 2003 they were signed to Sony Denmark.
The debut record came out in 2004 on the major label. ôA crude, dirty, noisy
affair,ö according to an early Breakers bio, it got ôa mixed reception from the
music pressö and sold pretty much nil. Sony dropped the band in 2005, and they
got picked up briefly by another, smaller Danish label, only to be dropped again
right after recording their second album.
The second album turned out to be Here For A Laugh. Luckily for the fellas,
and for Danish lovers of the rocking and the rolling, the bandÆs former
promotions guy from Sony was starting his own label. He hooked up with the
Breakers and had the band re-record the album, this time with ex-Bob Dylan
guitarist Billy Cross producing, and Fort Apache bigshots Sean Slade and Paul Q.
Kolderie mixing.
Here For A Laugh came out in the bandÆs neck of the woods û meaning Denmark and
some other places over in them parts -- and immediately started getting noticed.
The re-recording process had forced the band to revise and freshly realize the
songs, and it marked a big step forward artistically for the Breakers. A far
less scattershot endeavor than their previous recording forays, the album has a
stylish energy and broad aural palette. The basic tone throughout is one of
unadulterated rock n roll with plenty of punch and verve, and heavy doses of
soul, swing and R&B. Crisp, clear, melodic guitar lines by Anders Bruus and
Lukas Scherfig are driven by the heavy grooving rhythm of Jackie Larsen on bass
and Mikkel Hald on drums. And TokeÆs glam-ass gutter punk vocals conjure Rod
the Mod in full Faces glory.
Funzalo boss Mike Lembo was turned on to the Breakers by producers Kolderie and
Slade, and found the music irresistible. And that, my friends, is how Funzalo
Records came to put out Here For A Laugh in the U.S. Anyway, weÆre just proud
as punch. America ... Meet the Breakers!