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Brakes has been eating from the rad pizza for four years, and has made two pizza pies of its own- Give Blood (2005) and now, The Beatific Visions. Critics like it, kids like it, grandparents like it, but most importantly, Brakes like it. Brakes is arriving on the western shores of the United States later this month!! The land of the American Hot Deep Pan!! Brakes is over excited about this, and wants to swap dough recipies/topping suggestions with many folk. Brakes will burn like a wood fired oven!! yes!! For the very latest news keep an eye on BRAKESBRAKESBRAKES.COM

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Member Since: 6/14/2005
Band Website: brakesbrakesbrakes.com
Band Members: Eamon Hamilton - Vocals + Guitar
Tom White - Guitar
Marc Beatty - Bass
Alex White - Drums

Influences: Eamon at screamingtarts.com:

Do you want a list?
Anything on Ace Records, Sun Records, Vee Jay Records, Creation Records, Rough Trade Records, Columbia Records, Paper Records, JagJaguar Records. Hank Williams, Pixies, Otis Redding, Field Music, Elvis, The Beatles, Leadbelly, Sonny Boy Williamson, Big Bill Broonzy, Joanna Newsom, Camera Obscura, Aerosmith, Cat Power, Sunn O)), Jay Z, The Rolling Stones, The Moldy Peaches, JG Ballard, TC Boyle, Hunter S Thompson, Wordsworth, Koren Zailckas, Laurie Lee, Jules Verne, long walks in the countryside, long walks through cities, the weather, The Wire (both the American TV programme and the magazine), Celebrity Big Brother, Deal or No Deal. Our biggest influence is each other.

Sounds Like: Eamon: A combination of Back To The Future (you know the opening scene where he picks up Doc Brown's guitar and the massive amp?) and a Little Richard tape I got for my tenth birthday from my dad.

"Crunching chords and mighty powerful lyrics about God, whisky and catastrophe. Unstoppable." - The Sun

"The Beatific Visions is the shimmy at the end of the world, wide-eyed and wild as it should be." - Pitchfork

"Arctic Monkeys-esque. But better. Includes "Mobile Communication," the best cell-phone-related love song ever written." - Esquire

"The Beatific Visions is a huge step forward for Brakes, which may seem surprising since the first album was so damned good. - Treblezine

"With swirling Weezer-esque guitar loops, silo-sized reverberations and big-hearted clichÃ©s, Beatific Visions is as American as apple pie, as Southern as Faulkner." - Paper Thin Walls

More reviews @ Metacritic
Record Label: Rough Trade Records (UK) World's Fair Records (US)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Manchester videos by Andy & Jude

Fell In Love With A Girl Add to My Profile | More VideosI Cant Stand to Stand Beside You Add to My Profile | More VideosHold Me In The River Add to My Profile | Mor...
Posted by BrakesBrakesBrakes on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 01:16:00 PST

FAKE DIY Video Interview

FAKE DIY talked to the whole band just before their recent Tour:WATCH THE VIDEO...
Posted by BrakesBrakesBrakes on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 03:25:00 PST

Bath Moles rescheduled 15 November

Bath Moles is postponed until 15th NovemberUnused tickets from October 13th still valid or click on Buy Tickets on THIS PAGEEamon hints at future plans in a recent interview"We're going to be demo-ing...
Posted by BrakesBrakesBrakes on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:34:00 PST

Eamon talks to pennyblackmusic.co.uk

There's a nice long interview at pennyblackmusic.co.uk"There's not actually a dance called the Spring Chicken, even though we mention it in the song. But if there was, you'd flap your elbows around an...
Posted by BrakesBrakesBrakes on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:58:00 PST

Live reviews

If you reviewed any of the recent shows on your blog/website, send us the link to the email below or post them on this Blog.We need your photos from the Tour for the Brakes GalleryPlease email webmast...
Posted by BrakesBrakesBrakes on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:21:00 PST

Brakes’ Summer Fest Round Up

After the adventures of Istanbul I was granted a couple of weeks off, not expecting to regroup with the band until the wonderful truck fest on the 21st July. Id arranged to me...
Posted by BrakesBrakesBrakes on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 03:29:00 PST

Truck Festival 22-23 September

Oxford Mail Click the link to read an article on the Festival: "Tom White will be playing in four different bands..." Truck Festival Tickets Last 100... There are also a few tickets at SS20 and Music ...
Posted by BrakesBrakesBrakes on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:08:00 PST

Bands to see at Truck + Brighton Live

Truck Festival visit their website to watch the film of what happened last time...Brakes play the Main Stage, Saturday 22nd September, 7.15-8pmElectric Soft Parade play the Main Stage, Sunday 23rd, 6....
Posted by BrakesBrakesBrakes on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:54:00 PST

New Brakes Street Team

Ever fancied being part of the crew at a Brakes gig? Well now's your chance. You plus 1 can represent the band at upcoming shows by handing out flyers, putting up posters and signing the next generati...
Posted by BrakesBrakesBrakes on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 09:54:00 PST

Beatific Visions single on iTunes now!!

Beatific Visions single at iTunes with new track Witchin Hour.Previous Brakes' singles concerned the loss of liberty (Hold Me In The River) and the death of God (Cease And Desist), so Beatific Visions...
Posted by BrakesBrakesBrakes on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:48:00 PST