Year : 2013
Style : Rock N’ Roll / Rock / Female Vocals
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 87 mb
Bio:
BREE was born into her father's religious cult and raised in Harrisburg, Oregon. At seventeen, she was cast out (shunned) and destitute, even homeless for a while. She met drummer David J Castello on her 21st birthday in Palm Springs, California. They relocated to Nashville where they met bassist Mayrk McNeely and producer/engineer Justin Cortelyou (Taylor Swift, Hollywood Vampires, Phish, etc). BREE has toured the United States and the United Kingdom (four times). Her album New Skin was released on Werewolf Tunes in November 2019.
Album:
You won’t be able to miss the cover to Bree’s album, as it has her sprawled across the front hugging a classic Gibson Flying V guitar. It may come as a bit of a surprise, however, to hear that she is a castaway from a religious cult! When you hear the rocking tracks on the album it is clear that she has drawn on a wide range of influences, ranging from Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran and Patsy Cline to The Beatles, The Who, The Clash and The Ramones.The album opens with “I’m The Boss” which, as the title implies, is an upfront, kick ass rocker, it’s all crunching guitars and handclaps. Bree’s voice has that Nashville sound to it, and is very similar to another rocking country girl, Lydia Loveless. The opener is quickly followed up by the equally impressive “You Can’t Take The Heart Out Of Me”.This has a great glammy guitar sound before it moves in to a big, sing a long chorus. A style which is returned to later on in the album with “Dance All Night (With My finger In The Air)”, another good time rock n roll song but with a glam pop feel to it.“Forbidden Fruit” steps up the raunch a bit with lyrics like “I wore my lucky stilettos and a sexy dress so tight”. We can be pretty sure that the cult she grew up in certainly wouldn’t have agreed with the “forbidden fruit’ being discussed in this song. Then on “Whisky” things get even friskier, with the opening being a slow and seductive beat, but we are soon on to lyrics like “When I smell whisky on your breath, gonna take off this dress”. It’s a heady mix or pop/rock chords, choruses and slower interludes.The album hits something of a pop rock crescendo with “Do You Wanna Love Me” which has a real Cheap Trick stomp to it. “All American Girl” keeps up the good time girl lyrics and whilst she may well be an all American girl, we are perhaps not talking about the wholesome apple pie type girl. “I Hope You’re Smiling” is a more restrained song which allows for more heartfelt lyrics, which really see that Nashville country sound in her voice come to the fore.We are soon back to the more upbeat, sunny feel with “Nothin’ But Trouble” which, with it’s added finger clicks, has more of an almost rockabilly feel to it. Then on “Heart And Soul” we have a song which opens up with a great drum beat, which could almost be the start of a Kiss glam rock hit.“All American Girl’ is a pretty accurate description of Bree and this album, it’s upbeat and in your face and yeah it may be a bit ‘brashy’, especially for us UK types. That doesn’t mean it’s not good, in fact it’s excellent. This is a collection of great pop rock songs, with a big dollop of glam glitter added on top. Bree’s voice has a sweet country vibe which often contrasts with the actual contents of the lyrics. The songs bring to mind having fun in a packed U.S. bar with plenty of beers, and maybe quite a few whisky chasers if Bree herself is around!
Line Up:
Bree - Vocals / Guitar
Mayrk McNeely - Upright Electric Bass / Vocals
David J Castello - Drums /Percussion
Tracklist:
01. I’m The Boss
02. You Can’t Take The Heart Out Of Me
03. Forbidden Fruit
04. Whisky
05. Do You Wanna Love Me?
06. All American Girl
07. I Hope You’re Smiling
08. Dance All Nite (With My Finger In The Air)
09. Nothin’ But Trouble
10. Heart And Soul
11. Not Today
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