“This Boston band just flat out rules. British Brains is arguably one of the best EPs released this year and will appeal to fans of Nine Inch Nails and Muse. Check out the song “Even” to get a good overall feel for their style; rhythmic verses and epic choruses with haunting vocals. If you’re looking for some new alternative rock jams, pick up this EP.”
(Review by Nicholas Fritz)
“Absolutely fucking essential.”
Boston’s wittiest newspaper, the Weekly Dig, reviews British Brains here.
…two weeks ago. And no one bothered to tell us. Thanks a lot, invisible intern. There go my dreams of interwebnational fame (there’s a 3 day limit on their charts), but if you like “heart-ing” things for no reason, this is the place to do it:
http://cerebraldriftwood.wordpress.com/2010/06/10/ribs-releases-british-brains/
How the band formed, Mongooses, etc.
As mentioned in yesterday’s post, “Even” is ExploreMusic‘s Indie Track Of The Day. You can download the podcast version of their radio show here (first track):
http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/exploremusic-with-alan-cross/id292870843
Read their website post here:
http://www.exploremusic.com/indie-track/2010-07-08/Ribs-Even
Thanks to Alan Cross (@AlanCross) and the ExploreMusic team for featuring us and to the fans who sent us in. From the radio version:
“I WANNA START WITH A LISTENER TIP. A COUPLE OF PEOPLE STUMBLED ACROSS THIS BAND FROM BOSTON AND SENT A LINK MY WAY. THEY’RE CALLED RIBS—AND THEY’RE ONE OF THE MOST BRITISH-SOUNDING AMERICAN BANDS I’VE HEARD IN A WHILE….FOUR GUYS…THERE’S A LITTLE MUSE IN WHAT THEY DO, MAYBE SOME OLD-SCHOOL VERVE, MAYBE SOME JOY DIVISION—AND THEN THEY MIX THAT WITH A LITTLE DEFTONES AND QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE….”
Hear “Even” on WZLX 100.7FM tonight, July 4th, on Boston Emissions with Anngelle Wood. Stream the program live at wzlx.com.
Update: http://wzlx.radio.com/2010/07/04/boston-emissions-july-4/
An extremely disturbing short film shot at the Torture Museum in Prague. Not safe for work or the faint of heart:
RIBS would like to thank the Reddit community for making British Brains the top scoring Reddit music post of all time. Hear it now on Bandcamp:
http://hear.ribstheband.com/album/british-brains/
More ways to purchase:
British Brains on iTunes
British Brains on Amazon MP3
Physical Copies
Spent a day tracking drums for British Brains at the studio of Scott Riebling (Fall Out Boy, Cobra Starship, The Von Bondies) in Raynham, MA:
Chris built this kit entirely by hand aside from the Pearl Steve Ferrone Signature snare drum. Thanks to Scott, our tracking engineer Alex Prieto (above), and our drum tech Andrew Nault for making this happen.
More EP updates coming soon.