The Brambles
Holiday From Love
"Tim Anthony and cousin Lou Anthony capture the joy of the sing-songy type of pop. You just want to hum right along with these songs. It's like these songs have been in your sub-conscious but it took The Brambles to bring them to the surface. The result is a well crafted album of great 60's styled pop. Now go out and get this one, because it got me!"
Time and Word, NYC
The Brambles
Next Big Thing
"An apt moniker for one of the better pop rock records to out this year. Their blend of electric and acoustic guitars remind me of Mick Ronson's arrangements on Bowie' Ziggy Stardust. Also the vocal harmonies that anchor each track are letter perfect. This is the type of album that never fades with age, thanks to tasteful musicianship and heartfelt songwriting. With brief infectious songs that stick in your memory long after the disc stops spinning. "Gotta be Love", the first single boasts slide guitar parts that would do George Harrison proud.
The Brambles manage to be dreamlike and flex their musical muscle. Play it loud, play it low, in a perfect world "Next Big Thing" would be just that.
Tom Semioli, Amplifier Magazine.
The Brambles
Until I Saw You
The Brambles new single "Until I Saw You" is a breezy fresh melodic pop song like the early to mid 60's pop, when melody was the rule and not an afterthought. Great harmonies great singing and great melodies, what more is there??!!!
Song List:
1. Until I Saw You
2. It's Not Me
3. More
CD Review:
Cousins Tim and Lou Anthony(AKA) The Brambles are one of the most talented duos in the indie pop community. The CD-EP "Until I Saw You" showcases their melodic songwriting and their crisp vocal harmony skills. Fans of Herb Eimerman, The Nerk Twins, Jamie Hoover and Jeremy and Jeffery Foskett should be jumping on the Brambles' bandwagon if they haven't already done so. The title track has both Beatlesque and Byrdsian qualities - with chiming guitars in all the right places. "It's Not Me" features more of their trademark harmonies and melodic tunecraft, while "More" is a lovely acoustic ballad with orchestral flourishes that will remind listeners of The Beatles, The Beach Boys and Dan Fogelberg. This CD-EP gets the "timeless pop" stamp of approval. If this trio of songs appeals to you, then you should also check out The Brambles back catalog - 1997's "Holiday From Love" and 2000's "Next Big Thing."
Eric Sorensen
Amplifier Magazine
Spring 2002
The Brambles
Lost Recordings
Recently found in a dusty box in a dusty basement were the original analog 8 - track tapes of The Brambles recordings from January 2nd and 3rd 1990. 21 songs in all were recorded in those two lengthy sessions. Tim Anthony (vox/guitar) and Tom Aureli (drum kit) got together to do the basic tracks and Lou Anthony (vox/bass) would record his parts later as he could not make the initial sessions (again we might add lol). The Brambles reigned supreme as a 3 - piece power pop group from central NY. Their tenure was from Oct 1987 – 1993. Tom Aureli moved to Los Angeles to become a session musician. The band became a duo of Tim and Lou and continue to tour and record to this day. These tracks were recorded during The Brambles heyday. Several other musicians were in the band temporarily but the 3 piece is where the band excelled. These songs were never really meant for public consumption although some have come out on various solo Tim Anthony cd’s or Bramble cd’s. Some have been re-recorded and released but most remain unreleased or unheard until now. These tracks were meant as demo guides to be recorded at a later date more professionally or so The Brambles thought. Time, women and money were the excuses heard at the time for not recording the songs more properly. But upon finding these gems long thought lost Tim Anthony got the idea to finally release them as they are. Could they have been done better? Sure! But these recordings were for the band to learn songs not for the public. These recordings capture a snapshot of a band in heat if you will. A time when their spring was new and they were kings of their time, albeit a short time. There was a scene then and The Brambles were leading the way. These are The Brambles as they were, real and fun. The Lost Recordings, no longer lost!
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