Brotherly are Robin Mullarkey and Anna Stubbs, but live and in the studio, the band is augmented by the talents of Eska, Earl Zinger, Sharlene Hector (Basement Jaxx), Tawiah (Mark Ronson), Martyn Kaine (Nitin Sawney), , Ben Jones (Sam Sparrow), Natalie Williams (Soul Family Sunday), Simon Colam (Ty), Femi Temowo (Amy Whitehouse)
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Brotherly are soul-mates Anna Stubbs and Robin Mullarkey, creating soulful beats with finesse, deep cinematic textures with edgy intensity, stirring vocals with purposeful intent, and puréeing them from their north-london flat, to a palatable paste. In the forthcoming release, Brotherly choose to shirk their dancefloor sensibilities to instead create a cohesive long-play experience favouring surging guitars, and spiky string section lines. Fans of the the debut "One Sweet Life", already having proven their willingness to seek out progressive and challenging sounds, will of course find familiarity in the Anna's characteristic vocals and Robin's intricate and unique arrangements. Brotherly's brazen eclecticism is ever present and their inquisitive exploits are forever forging new ground.
Recent press: Straight No Chaser - "a sonic blueprint, guaranteed to feed that holy trinity - your mind body and soul" Echoes magazine - "a brilliant debut, a zestful yet mature delivery of cutting edge black music" 4.5/5 Blues & Soul - "a heady concoction that will intrigue and inspire" 4/5 Metro - "itchy future jazz, bumpy funk and smooth soul stylings collide with pleasing results" 1 Week to Live - "One Sweet Life is awesome" "it's a gloriously jazzy journey through masterfully crafted broken beats laced with beautiful harmonies"
Also, click here to go to Last FM page for Brotherly where you can hear tracks.
Brotherly were nominated for Gilles Peterson's Session of the Year. The band spent an amazing day at the BBC Maida Vale studios where they recorded 5 live tracks with guests Eska Mtungwazi and Earl Zinger. The show was aired in February.
One Sweet Life is OUT NOW on iTunes and other good digital retailers.
DEVIATION CHRISTMAS SPECIAL - WEDNESDAY 3RD
DECEMBER 2008
Come join us for the last Deviation session of
2008. Kick the festivities off early with us at the best midweek
session in London. Judging from last year's Christmas party its gonna
get very messy and very rammed, so get there early with your party
hat on.
There will be free goodies for the first 50 people
to arrive, and to celebrate an amazing year resident DJ Benji B will
be playing a 5 hour marathon set with MC Judah holding down mic
duties as usual.
DEVIATION CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
WEDNESDAY 3RD DECEMBER 2008
GRAMAPHONE, 60-62 COMMERCIAL STREET, E1
9-2 AM, £5 FOR ALL
Love to all our regulars and everyone that has
represented over the last 14 amazing sessions.
As a special thank you we have started to post all of the
recordings we have from the club as exclusive podcasts to download
for free at the blog.
Hi Anna, thanks for the add, I found 2 of your tracks at school by coincidence,and loved Rain Drop..Im listening to everyday..You are agreat musician, and that s really clever and good music
