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Features - Hear it First
brenda. Hear it First by Sean Butze | April 8th, 2007
 Amidst the present day overabundance of watered-down, "cookie cutter" bands, five young British musicians known as Brenda are coming to the rescue, creating sounds that breathe life back into the soul of rock music. Possessing a strong artistic vision, impressively well-honed skills and a unique sense of intimacy with their instruments, the band is able to paint beautiful landscapes of atmospheric, down-tempo rock in a seemingly effortless manner.
In 2006, Brenda put together their first set of recorded material, in the form of a 4-track, self-titled EP. Within each song, the band bleeds out passionate, deliberately crafted progressions that merge engaging rock n’ roll charisma with the patience of contemporary instrumental minimalism. Groovy riffs, mellow ambience and hauntingly emotional vocals are among the various elements that are to be discovered within the album’s contents. Each song builds slowly over generous periods of 5-9 minutes, while never once falling into tedious repetition or inducing any sense of boredom on the listener.
No matter what your musical inclinations, Brenda is unquestionably an essential listen. It is without a doubt that these young men are off to an impressively solid start, and will hopefully continue to stand above the rest of the rock underground for years to come.
More on brenda.
LISTEN: MySpace
BUY: Square Records
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