THE PEOPLE OF THE FUTURE ON THE FUTURE OF MUSIC

BROTHER - Part One

At Power Chord, we love nothing more than endless debates with our friends about the latest hyped beyond belief band. So we decided for this brand spanking new feature, that we would get the people of the future's thoughts on the apparent "future" of music. For the first one, we've got Brother. Both the media and the band themselves reckon they are going to be the next biggest rock band in the world ever. They are being labeled by most as a cheeky update on Brit Pop which was previously made awesome by Blur, Oasis and Pulp. Sounds good. We asked each of our judges to listen to the track "Darling Buds Of May" available on Brother's website. Let's see what our judges thought...


  
   

FRED PARKER

P.C : First Impressions?
F.P : Britpop bad boys.

P.C : Hype Worthy?
F.P : Refreshing in terms of indie music, so yes.

P.C : Remind You Of Anything?
F.P : Hard-Fi (think about it)

P.C : Are They The Future Of Music?
F.P : They are not very original but they may well be.


   

BEN FOOT

P.C : First Impressions?
B.F: I really like the 'Darling Buds of May' on first listen. Not the most original or innovative thing I ever heard but good melody and hooks and the lyrics are not godawful.

P.C : Hype Worthy?
B.F: Hard to say, would need to hear the full record, but signs are good on the basis of that single.

P.C : Remind You Of Anything?
B.F: Reminds me a little of a few of the more well known British indie bands of the last few years like The Cribs maybe a little bit. I can hear a little of The Soft Pack in there too, but an English version. Perhaps.

P.C : Are They The Future Of Music?
B.F: All music? No. The future of Slough Gritpop? I have no idea - I only just heard of that, but sure why not!?

   

CORAL TAYLOR

P.C : First Impressions?
C.T: Easy on the eye and nice music that doesn't take too long to like. Catchy and upbeat.

P.C : Hype Worthy?
C.T: I think they're something cool and interesting but I'd have to hear some more.

P.C : Remind You Of Anything?
C.T: Not sure, possibly but I can't put my finger on what it is.

P.C : Are They The Future Of Music?
C.T: Hahaha, who knows!

There's the first lot of opinions, tune in for the next lot. Well done Brother, you've impressed so far...

Written and edited by Jack Parker. Photographs taken from facebook.com. Bodacious.