"the songs are doggedly interesting time and again . . . The Frontier Brothers achieve something I've never quite heard before: a punky sort of rock that isn't afraid to dress up with some Bacharachian fussiness." - Oct. 10, 2008 Houston Chronicle
"though the frontier brothers retro-robotic-interstellar-galatic gimmick and those suits have gained them a lot of attention, their quirky musical style justifies it"- Nov 25th, 2008 - Texas Music Matters
Favorite Albums of 2008 - Honorable Mention - Dec. 2008 - Andy Whitman - Paste Magazine
"Thrilling cinematic intensity. As debuts go, this Starlet is a keeper." - Dec 24th, 2008 - Fort Worth Star Telegram "organic sounds like the acoustic guitar of "Plastic Bag" and Neil Young-inspired harmonica of "The Future Is" clash with fuzzy guitar and distorted synthesizers to create joyful messes. . . . well-crafted. . .The love child of Randy Newman and Stephen Malkmus" - Oct. 16, 2008 - Dallas Observer
"Combining honest to goodness fun with Bowie like musicality, the record goes from sounding big and happy to raw to downright luscious and beautiful." . . . "Quite a few people are becoming hip to this Austin trio, and my humble guess is many more will be after this release." - Sept. 22, 2008 - Austin Daze 70
for Solar Power Struggle: "Party punk has a new face with The Frontier Brothers. Their five song e.p. should be sought out and listened to repeatedly." - PopSyndicate.Com
"It makes our toes tap. Verdict: Friends indeed." - MTV Subterranean Blog
"It's as good an indie pop virus as you could find, catchy/hooky like flypaper, and then never want to let go." - BD Fischer - AustinSound.Net
"Dividing their time between Fort Worth and Austin (and not sounding like anything you'd expect from either scene), Brett Moses, Marshall Galactic, and Travis Newman have a love for the pure pleasures of music-making that's evident all over their soon-to-be-released sophomore record, the e.p. Solar Power Struggle!" - Fort Worth Weekly
for Electronic Progress:
"Despite its astronaut image, this band's all about earthly love." - Houston Press ***
"Their "debut EP, Electronic Progress, suggests loopy Fountains of Wayne style lyrics married to the sonic madness of Ween." - The Fort Worth Star Telegram even more: "The Frontier Brothers cover the territory between The Beach Boys and The Kinks, with just a touch of mad Syd Barrett"- Vivien Goldman - BBC America
"The perfect soundtrack for your next rock'n'roll space party"- Whitney Matheson - USA Today Pop Candy
This is my first time in space and unlike The Frontier Brothers- I'm absolutely terrified.
The Frontier Brothers arrived in Austin in January 2006 to great acclaim. Austin Sound called their first release, Electronic Progress (EP), "as good an indie pop virus as you can find, catchy/hooky like flypaper, and then you never want to let go." Their sophomore effort, Solar Power Struggle! (EP), garnered similar acclaim. According to Pop Syndicate, "Listening to SPS! gives you the impression that the trio loves to make music. Their five song e.p. should be sought out and listened to repeatedly." BBC America columnist Vivien Goldman agreed. "The Frontier Brothers cover the territory between The Beach Boys and The Kinks, with just a touch of mad Syd Barret. Exquisite."
Our ship dips dangerously close to an asteroid belt, spilling our delicious vodka spritzers on my note pad. Marshall Galactic seems unfazed. "We haven't had time to visit our home planet at all this year. You know, we've played over 100 shows. Boston, New York, Chicago, Dallas. We won't stop until everyone has heard. Besides," the eccentric frontman strokes his beard, "we live for over a thousand years on Betelgeuse. The bands there have been around longer than U2. We have plenty of time."
The intergalactic trio is currently preparing their first full-length release on Earth, "Space Punk Starlet," described by Galactic as a "14 track garage rock opera. Music for you to teleport to." After recent appearances in the New York Times (SXSW profile 2008), MTV (John Norris interview), and Spin Magazine (June, pg. 94), Marshall Galactic, Brett Moses, and Travis Newman have a lot to live up to. "Its our first full length album and it must be bold," says Moses, "With our previous EPs, we wanted to introduce humans to our music, our pop sensibility, our taste for clear narratives and compelling stories." Moses pauses by Galactic-They're on to something and they know it. "Space Punk Starlet is different. It's our first major studio album – we've realized our goals. It's a raucous pop symphony. […] I don't know if I should tell you this but we have space technology so the songs are literally impossible not to dance to."
Space Punk Starlet, recorded at Wire Recordings in Austin with producer Stuart Sullivan (Sublime, Okkervill River) will be released nationally in October 2008. Until then, just relax.
Hey whatz up fellas. Thanx for the friend request. You guys got a unique sound there. It's like a freaked out version of Spoon & that's a good thing. Much success to you all. Take care.
Fellow TX band! Thanks again, check out our new single "The Fall", and please tell us what you think, it put us at #8 / top 100 Myspace Music Charts - Metal (texas) ROCK ON ~!
hey, if you haven't taken the time yet, please give our new tracks a listen! we've had a bunch of good reviews. if you like what you hear, please tell your friends to visit our page! and if you want a copy of the CD, message the band and we'll send you the files and you can make as many copies as you want!
