Warmth, grooviness, and succulent, soulful performances are everywhere on this brand-new drop from soul and rock veterans Michael Bland and Sonny T. Br(other) is a terrific new release that hints at a whole new juggernaut of soul and funk right around the corner.
Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, BR(OTHERS) is a niftily named outfit comprised of a duo, Prince alumni Michael Bland and Sonny T. With the duo’s glorious portfolios, it is very easy to deduce that the music they put out will be juicy, funky, tight, and fun, and their debut single titled ‘(Br)other’ is exactly that.
Made up of just what makes a soul song shine, ‘(Br)other’ is built upon a solid, 4-on-the-floor groove from Bland and Sonny T’s drums and bass, respectively. On top, wobbly, heavily filtered guitars define the mood as richly soul and funk in direction, and the slow, calculated tempo, and its blend with the lush vocal croons all help in creating the song’s distinctive, joyful, and cool mood.
A terrific mix also comes as no surprise on ‘(Br)other’. With a duo of such high profile, nothing short of an exquisitely balanced mix was to be expected, and with the song’s warm and sweet lyrics about Bland and Sonny T’s decades-long close friendship, we have a song that excels at all of its significant corners. A delightful, fresh, milestone that could promise a lot of new goodness to be coming our way shortly.