Suggested Listening: Br’er

3 Dec

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Philadelphia’s Br’er, the musical vehicle of Benjamin Schurr, is a band definitely worth checking out if your into lush blooming audio highs. His work on the new EP Filled With Guilt & Diamonds reminds me of the more experimental/avant garde side of Grizzly Bear fused with some twisted Sufjan sounding epic folk pop. The EP is packed full of vibrant/diverse tracks, my favorite being the echoed out piano picked whistle laden shoegazer “Painted Lady” which features Nat Baldwin of the Dirty Projectors on upright bass. Check it:

mp3: Br’er – Painted Lady

On the other hand I’m also quite taken with this ghostly pus:

mp3: Br’er – Catch A Falling Knife

Buy Filled With Guilt and Diamonds now via Edible Onion.

Photo By Ashley Wolf

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5 Responses to “Suggested Listening: Br’er”

martin 03. Dec, 2009 at 6:52 pm #

is this only available on vinyl?
laurent the laurent 03. Dec, 2009 at 7:26 pm #

looks like it for now
Benjamin 03. Dec, 2009 at 10:13 pm #

the album comes with an high quality mp3 d/l.
laurent the laurent 03. Dec, 2009 at 10:24 pm #

thanks for the clarification Benjamin
Nate 09. Dec, 2009 at 4:50 pm #

I got to see these guys at the now-defunct DC Mini Gallery (RIP). Really good.