JEFF The Brotherhood: We Are The Champions

JEFF The Brotherhood
We Are The Champions
Infinity Cat Recordings [2011]









Fire Note Review: Who needs a bass player as the duo JEFF The Brotherhood offer a vital explosion of rock n roll on their sophomore outing We Are The Champions.

Album Review:
Nashville's JEFF The Brotherhood consist of brothers Jake and Jamin Orrall covering vocals, guitar and drums. It is a rather simple garage rock setup that pushes straight ahead, as their songs are high energy, somewhat fuzzy and filled with little surprises around every corner. Some of these surprises hit you right away like on album opener, "Hey Friend", that is more Weezer than garage rock, while the psychedelic vibes on "Health And Strength" add another dimension to the duo. For most of the album, Jake's vocals sound like they are out of the Ramone camp minus the 1,2,3 as JEFF The Brotherhood cover many angles of the rock spectrum, which gives them a wider appeal then just sticking around in one genre. The guys bring some indie experience to the table, as they both previously played in Be Your Own Pet and We Are The Champions is their sophomore album. When comparing to their debut, JEFF The Brotherhood shows a confidence growth here but hints at an even bigger potential moving forward. Besides already running the Infinity Cat Recordings label with their father, the Orrall brothers seem to be on the front edge of a bigger success with their version of rock and after the solid effort here, I think JEFF The Brotherhood will definitely be a band we hear from in the future!

Key Tracks: "Ripper", "Wastoid Girl", "Diamond Way"

Bands With Similar Fire:
Eagles Of Death Metal
Jay Reatard
Dinosaur Jr.

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-Reviewed by Christopher Anthony