The latest indie folk-rock super group, Middle Brother, consists of John J. McCauley III (of Deer Tick), Taylor Goldsmith (of Dawes), and Matt Vasquez (of Delta Spirit). With all three having similar sounds in their main bands, this collaboration seemed like it would easily work and just create top notch music. And their self-titled release, which just came out last Tuesday, achieved just that.
On first listen, you truly hear that good southern-folk-rock vibe. The band mates do a great job of rotating the vocals and not allow for just one voice to dominate the album, which seems like it would be a difficult task but they easily break down that barrier. It also gives it a refreshing sound to hear more than one voice over an entire album. They also cover different tempos from slower acoustic tracks like "Daydreaming" to the faster paced ones like "Me, Me, Me".
After being able to listen to it for the past week or so, "Middle Brother" has been a standout track to me, which kind of looks funny on iTunes to Middle Brother under the song/artist/album columns. But in order to get the full feel of the band you need to hear the entire album so you can hear the various voices that this group brings to the table.
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