I was born. I make records. The end. And then of course..the coda..... ---Chevy Van--Sammy Johns
New record "Can You Hear The Myracle Brah?" .... distributed by RED EYE, plus a special edition 500 copies on vinyl with different running order.
FROM ALL MUSIC:
"4 STARS. Since releasing his first record under the Myracle Brah moniker in
1998, Andy Bopp has firmly established himself as one of the finest talents
in the contemporary pop underground, writing great songs and playing them
with skill, passion, and a keen understanding of what makes this stuff work.
Like most of his previous Myracle Brah albums, Bopp played and sang
everything on Can You Hear the Myracle Brah? except for drums (by Greg
Schroeder) and some backing vocals (from Chad Hopkins and Caitlin Bopp), and
no one since Richard X. Heyman has managed the neat trick of making an
overdubbed one-man band sound this natural and rock this forcefully. While
too many acts who trade on power pop traditions sound too fey for their own
good, Bopp understands that the Raspberries, Badfinger, and Big Star were
rock & roll bands who could move the crowd, and he has no fear of cranking
up the volume (and the tempo), and "Walking on Water," "Trans Sister," and
"Big Kids Wanna Rock" draw a healthy sweat, with Bopp letting loose with
some fine, raucous guitar solos (especially on "Run to the Voices"). Not
every track on Can You Hear the Myracle Brah? brings the rock, but there's a
commendable emotional force to nearly every track on this album, and Bopp
doesn't mind letting anger and anxiety share the stage with the usual pure
pop themes of love (good) and love (bad). Can You Hear the Myracle Brah?
doesn't advance Bopp's formula much beyond what he's done with Myracle
Brah's previous work, but given how good the material is, it sounds more
like he's continuing to make great records within his chosen style than
treading creative water; this is smart, edgy pop/rock that's tough enough to
interest people outside the cult of latter-day power pop obsessives."
