New York based trio The Brilliant Mistakes make smart, catchy rock music. Based around the clever lyrics of songwriters Alan Walker and Erik Philbrook, the band's new album Distant Drumming is a document of a band on a sharp upwards trajectory.After a decade as a band The Brilliant Mistakes have made one of the best adult pop rock records of the year so far.
The Brilliant Mistakes (one of my favorite Elvis Costello songs by the way) blend roots rock with country, folk, and pop. The sound created is bright, cheery and damn damn catchy. Walker and Philbrook each demonstrate a keen ear for the hook.
The guitar/bass/drums of the band form the backbone of each song. However it's the prominence of the Hammond organ that adds drive to the music, pushing each song forward.
The resulting ear candy has the soul of the Jayhawks, the pop sensibility of Matthew Sweet, and the power pop sugar of Semisonic.
From start to finish Distant Drumming is a fantastic album bursting with sweet pop gems.
Best tracks: "The Circle's Not Broken", "Time In the Night"
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