Brothers Grimmer: Reviews/press

"Brothers Grimmer have their own corner of the local music scene covered. That can only be a good thing, especially when they produce such gems as Who I Am. The production overall combination of sounds gives the track an early-to-mid nineties alt-rock/Grunge wash and the band carry it off well. At times Who I Am reminds me of Jethro Tull or Blind Melon, but there’s a roughness to it that gives it it’s own identity. This, in combination with it’s funky riff and melodic hooks means I can’t get it off my playlist recently – there’s something about Who I Am that just makes me come back for more.

Who I Am by Brothers Grimmer is my Track of The Week!"

"The final band that I saw before extricating myself as gently as possible from the embrace of the enormous leather sofa I was sat in were called The Brothers Grimmer. With both my index fingers stuck firmly in my ears it was quite difficult for me to take notes. It was too loud for me, I'm afraid. “It's all right, I'm a music therapist!” I yelled at passers-by. “I have to preserve my hearing!” But nobody paid me any attention. They were far too engaged with this energetic group of hairy young men and their dancer in purple pajamas, who attracted a great deal of attention, especially from women old enough to know better.

I remember listening (it sounded fantastic through the filter of my fingertips) and mentally leafing through my record collection at home, trying to figure out who it was that the Brothers Grimmer reminded me of. I failed, despite a fairly eclectic mixture of musics in my collection. They look like ZZ Top and The Prodigy got together at a party one night and had a love child, but they sounded like they had simply played their parents' own music collection solidly for a month and a half – all of it – and then developed their own sound from snippets of everything they heard. Sort of … Heavy-Prog-Rock-Funky-Grunge-And-Roll.

Midway through their set something meant I had to leave, but I vowed to be back, just as soon as I had purchased a pair of ear-defenders from eBay. For the record, I spotted someone's octogenarian granny in the audience, mesmerised by the sound. Or maybe it was the purple-pajama'd break dancer."

The Brothers Grimmer delivered a gut-stirring mix of heavy rock with super-sexy funk. And lots of body hair. An unbelievable amount of body hair, in fact. The guitarists boasted beards grown to suitable (rock) god length. And the drummer made up for his lack of beard with a chest as thick as the rain forest. Together, this group of siblings sounded like Status Quo meets Outkast. Little bro’ wowed the crowd with incredible hip hop moves, which he learnt by watching MTV.

You wouldn’t normally put break-dance beside rock, yet somehow, this boy made it work. He did cartwheels and spun round on one arm, revealing incredible strength, while his older brothers delivered anarchic tracks such as ‘The Game’, featuring heavy funk and firing shots that took me straight to the opening scene of the movie, ‘Apocalypse Now’.

Nursery Rants has been easily my most played album recently, it's a genuine masterpiece! Freakin' awesome stuff guys.

Great songs! Well crafted, exciting and crazy drum grooves and magically sung! Love the harmonies. Actually, I love the whole bloody creation!! Good luck and look out ladies and gentlemen, even if you didn't already know it...this is what you've been aching for!! :O)))