While the new Pains of Being Pure at Heart album seems to be hogging all the attention these days, new albums by Brave Irene and Brown Recluse seem to be in danger of being forgotten. This is something you should all be very concerned about since they are two of the best releases the label has put out ages.
After Rose Melberg's most recent solo album came out I remember hearing some of the predictable "I wish she would do new stuff more like Tiger Trap or Go Sailor" type moaning. When I first heard about Brave Irene I assumed it was something to appease these fans and was kinda disappointed. A few other bands have recently seemed determined to rediscover their glory days with kinda underwhelming results. But after hearing the record the enthusiasm behind her claim, "I want to be in a band. I want it to be loud. I want to use my electric guitar. I want to use my distortion pedal" comes through so clear. It's a really special record that, rather than trying to relive past glories, sits comfortably alongside her best work.
The words "Brown Recluse" are usually closely followed by "The Zombies" or "Os Mutantes", which is fine. But it would be a shame to have anyone think that they weren't creating their own inventive, exciting and playful pop songs. Their new LP is probably the best pysch pop record I've heard since the last Crayon Field album. Also anyone how has not downloading their mini-LP Panaptic Mirror Maze for free over on bandcamp should do so NOW.
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