The Brothers Movement - The Brothers Movement

Is there a new wave of Britpop arriving?

Posted Saturday, 12 December 2009 in

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The Brothers Movement

The Brothers Movement - The Brothers Movement

Rating: 6

Is there a new wave of Britpop arriving? We only ask because bands like The Brothers Movement generally arrive in vast shoals like mackerel (well, if mackerel had a fondness for expensive anoraks and Beatles albums). Of course, coming from Dublin, The Brothers Movement would probably be highly insulted to be called Britpop, but their chest-out, scarf-waving anthems unmistakably owe a debt to The Verve, Oasis and, erm… Cast. They can do heartbreak-ballads like ‘Someday’, 60s throwbacks like ‘Coming Home’ and light psychedelia like ‘Standing Still’, but while not bad, it feels like the tail end of a movement rather than the cutting edge.

Trevor Baker

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