ARTIST: Hymns
TITLE: Brother/Sister
LABEL: Blackland Records
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 200kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 42m total
RELEASE DATE: 2007-10-10
RIP DATE: 2007-05-09
Track List
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1. Magazines 3:21
2. Brother/Sister 2:57
3. Friends Of Mine 4:08
4. C'mon C'mon 3:59
5. Power In The Street 3:06
6. Scenery Glow 4:04
7. First Time 3:35
8. Stop Talking 3:35
9. It's A Shame 3:48
10. Starboat 5:27
11. Town 4:44
Release Notes:
One of the more interesting bands of 2006 was an NYC based, three-piece
collaborative known as Hymns. Their debut album release of Brother/Sister in
2006 unleashed a strong work of rock that has echoes of The Stones and Velvet
Underground. With a country-folk tang to the songs, this band could have also
easily had their roots in Southern sections of the States that gave birth to the
likes of Tom Petty, and other like bands. But their NYC connections gives
credence to the incredible musical spread of that city of æeverybody.Æ ThatÆs
why NYC is a musical force and has been for quite some time.
ThereÆs much to like on Brother/Sister. The album starts out with the Tom
Petty-like ôMagazinesö with its splendid ôàI called you friendàö line. The
southern flavour of ôFriends of Mineö has a Stones feel while ôPower in the
Streetö will remind of Strokes, which ultimately brings us to Velvet Underground
influence. And why notàthis band is from NYC after all. ôStop Talkingö itself
has a bit of a musical connection with Velvet UndergroundÆs ôSunday Morningö
despite its sped up chorus lines.
All of Brother/Sister is a joy to listen to, shifting between rockers and softer
tunes. Harding and RobertsÆ grasp of a good song is represented on every track
found here and acts as a beacon for a music-starved rock constituency. IÆm
recommending this one emphatically.