My initial thoughts on hearing “Los Dos Bros” concerned the close and unfortunate similarity between their name and “Los Dude-Bros”, which is a) hilarious, and b) my least favorite sub-demographic of white people. As such, I was thoroughly perplexed when I found out their new album Songs For Feeling Strong wasn’t a ode to Forty’s, , and . In fact, it’s one of those albums that a) kind of sounds like classic rock but has enough violins, horns and good lyrics to shy away from the oldies-tribute genre, and b) is really good.

The Los Dos Bros formed in March of this year out of the remnants of HATAPCO (aka Holiday and the Adventure Pop Collective) following the abandonment of their drummer while on tour with Louis XIV. Now only half a year later, the duo have two releases out: a full length titled Greek Gods in the West and the shorter Songs For Feeling Strong (from which I pulled “Start All Over Again”).

“Start All Over Again” is a good sampling of the album as a whole. Bearing the inviting warmth of the analog 24-track to which it was recorded, “Start All Over Again” is equal parts pop music, with sweet melodies and strong vocals, and something entirely different, with pseudo-psychedelic guitar tones and torrential buildups. There’s nothing better than a band prepared to keep their listeners entertained while still venturing to cover new ground. Los Dos Bros do just that (and record it all to tape too).

Check out “Start All Over Again” after the jump, as well as another cut from the album, “Time Changes Everything” (originally a Tommy Duncan song), which sounds like it may as well be a lost track from Cake’s Comfort Eagle.

Tunes:

Los Dos Bros - “Start All Over Again”

Los Dos Bros - “Time Changes Everything”

Info:
Songs For Feeling Strong is out now. You can get it, and other Los Dos Bros albums here.

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