The Brooklyn indie underground is great not because there are so many bands to listen to, so many shows to see, or so people to meet. The quantity is there, but the quality is what keeps the scene intact. Quality, in the case of We Are Country Mice, comes in the form of Garage-Country -Psych music. The band was formed in Brooklyn in 2009 by a quartet of Midwesterners looking to start up a musical career in the big apple. Since then they've released a couple successful "7's and have toured around the east and midwest, including 2010's SXSW. Self-described as "Crazy Horse through a psychedelic vacuum," they are also heavily influenced by Wilco and My Morning Jacket. The tunes incorporate a shit-kicking attitude with a brooding flavor. They put on an engaging live show and have been known to steal the night from larger acts. We are Country Mice, playing tonight at Bruar Falls, are among the notable few who bring the quality to Brooklyn.
Joining the Mice are Your Youth, another quality act. Your Youth is more along the lines of what might be expected from a Brooklyn band, mixing shoegaze, garage and psychedelic into a pop category that no other city produces in comparable volume. They make energetic music with a punky tinge that possesses a dark edge, not unlike We Are Country Mice. Your Youth and We Are Country Mice, preceded by Apollo Heights, are likely to bring Bruar Falls to a frenzy of Williamsburg's music hungry hipsters and yuppies alike. The venue, appearing as any old Williamsburg bar to the untrained eye, has served as an epicenter for the Brooklyn music scene hosting acts like Beach Fossils, Dream Diary and North Highlands.
We Are Country Mice - A Good Old-Fashioned Barn Raising
We Are Country Mice - Ballad of John
Love,
Jake
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