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Daytrotter Session
Brighton, MA drove to the daytrotter studios in iowa to perform some tunes for daytrotter.com. We're very proud of this session and we hope you enjoy it as well.

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BMA Bio

Brighton MA is a five-piece rock band from Chicago. Named for lead singer/songwriter Matt Kerstein's hometown, Brighton MA has existed in various forms since 2006. In the past year, founding members Kerstein, Sam Koentopp, and Jim Tuerk have been joined by Joe Darnaby and Jon Ozaksut to develop their most cohesive sound to date. BMA has built a reputation throughout the Midwest on a series of blistering live performances and a catalog of undeniably tuneful and well-crafted songs, heard on such prime-time television shows such as "Gossip Girl," "One Tree Hill," and "Castle." The diversity of songs has led them to share the stage with a number of noteworthy and disparate sounding performers, from Old 97s, Elvis Perkins, and Mason Jennings, to Man Man, The Essex Green, and Appleseed Cast to name a few. With an ever-expanding catalog and a quickly building fanbase, Brighton MA are a band on the rise and poised to break through.

BMA is currently working on their as of yet untitled third LP, a followup to Amateur Lovers [2008] and the self-titled debut EP [2006]. In the meantime, they've released a 6-song live EP detailing their 4-week residence at the fabled Schuba's Tavern in Chicago, available for free download at www.brightonma.net.

PRESS QUOTES:

"The arrangements are useful to vary the sound of Kerstein's simple, samey melodies and add flavor to his husky, world-weary voice, but they do not interfere with an appreciation of his wordy, poetic lyrics." -Four Stars - All Music Guide

"Every once in a great while you?ll hear a new band that, in some way or another, reaffirms your love of music, your adoration for history and your admiration for artists who find splendor in the simplest of notes, phrases or progressions. Brighton, MA does just that." -Tom Lynch (New City Chicago, 6/7/07)

"When I say Brighton, MA's debut EP sounds ambitious, I don't mean they're "pushing their boundaries" or "developing their sound." I mean it seems like they're fixing to go pro." -Miles Raymer (Chicago Reader - 8/3/07)

"Brighton, MA from Chicago creates some truly gorgeous pop nostalgia on their new self-titled EP. Expect big things to come!" -Threadless.com

"Their folk-gazing anthems will easily win fans as the band works its way into the national consciousness." -www.3hive.com

"To understand that Kerstein is a talent to be watched, one need only listen to the track "Bet You Never Thought", one of the best songs I’ve heard from a local pop band in quite some time." - Don Bartlett (Chicago Innerview)

"Brighton MA carries all the musical diversity and pop sentiment the Beatles had during their final years. [...] There is something very cinematic about Brighton MA's music that has an ability to make you feel like you're missing something — like some significant event has passed by unnoticed." - Mark Sieckman (smilepolitely.com)

"Brighton, MA came across as the kind of band too confident in their music for any kind of gimmick, a little too mature for the hipster bandwagon, very comfortable and very sincere." - Sasha Geffen (Performer Magazine)