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Soledad Brothers

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About Me

Few bands are so revered by their contemporaries as the SOLEDAD BROTHERS, who formed in 1998 and hail from the same Detroit scene that spawned the likes of the White Stripes, The Detroit Cobras, and the Greenhornes. "The Hardest Walk" arrives a full two years after the release of their acclaimed third album 'Voice Of Treason," and is their best work to date. It transcends the rampant garage blues that had so characterized the band's previous work by taking in a diverse range of influences, from Dr John and Albert Ayler to Syd Barrett and early Neil Young, with some Brit pop melodies and soul grooves added for good measure. The result is a mature, personal, and complex rock'n'roll album not to be missed.
The Hardest Walk is released March 6th in the UK by Loog Records and March 14th in the US by Alive Records.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/1/2004
Band Website: www.soledadbrothers.com" soledadbrothers.com
Band Members: Johnny Walker - Guitars, Vocals, Harmonica, Feedback
Benjamin Swank - Drums, Percussion, Vibraslap
Oliver Henry - Guitars, Vocals, Horns, Keys
Dechman - Pedal Steel, Keys, Strings, Etc.

Influences: Delta Blues, Dirty Blues, Wrong Blues, Detroit Soul, New Orleans Funk, Failed Relations, Amateurish Efforts, Scratchy 78's, Whiskey, Free Jazz, Bordeaux Wine, Howlin' Wolf, Keith Richards, Dock Boggs, Loup Garou, Backline Drums, Field Recordings, St. Sebastian, and All the Kids Who Live Their Lives on the Outside Looking In.
Sounds Like: We're too proud to exhibit what is presented as the norm in today's music. We want to continue the development of an idiosyncratic genre of music that we believe will always be vital.
Record Label: LOOG and ALIVE
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

THE DRONES

Continuing in the Soledad Brothers tradition of having bands open for them on tour that will shortly eclipse them in fame, money and accolades, The Drones will be opening for us throughout the UK. We ...
Posted by Soledad Brothers on Tue, 24 Jan 2006 09:08:00 PST

TOUR

We'll be touring much of this year, for starters: Feb. 22nd is the begining of the Uk tour, we'll be playing boozers and strip clubs. Our tour partner for this outing will be none other than the am...
Posted by Soledad Brothers on Wed, 04 Jan 2006 04:02:00 PST

New Album: THE HARDEST WALK release dates!!

Our new mind bending record THE HARDEST WALK finally sees it's release in March! It'll be out in the UK on LOOG Records on March 6th and in Amerika on ALIVE Records on March ...
Posted by Soledad Brothers on Wed, 04 Jan 2006 02:09:00 PST