Beautiful emphatic symphonies that can make the darkest of days seem like you are in the movie. You know the ones. You have your mp3 player on, sat looking out of the window of a car, walking down the road or just at home lying on your bed and you feel like that perfect movie moment is about to happen as the violins and drums kicks back in.
The perfect movie moment doesn't happen, but the music still fits because House Of Brothers are the perfect soundtrack, engaging, exciting and somewhat paranoid.
Lose Yourself
How I play and write music has changed. My opinions about music have changed. The way I perceive music has changed. What I like about music has changed etc etc. However, I was only 17 when Murder Of [Rosa Luxembourg] started and I was about 19 when Scarecrows started. Everyone changes between those ages. Not just musicians. Similarly, people change between 49 and 52. It's all dependent on life experiences; internal thoughts and their processes, external actions and behavioural outputs, and your internal and external reactions to them all.
Deadman
The fact that [The Murder Of.. Scarecrows] ended didn't affect me as a musician at all. As I got older I started to revisit what I initially liked about music - strong melodies, choruses and lyrics - and soon realised that incorporating them into songs made me enjoy music more.I rebelled against all those things in my later teenage years opting to create more physical music. However, I've realised that music is far more rewarding when it affects you mentally rather than physically. For instance, a drummer who can switch time signatures whilst playing the hi-hat with a microphone sellotaped to his big-toe and run through a delay pedal might be physically impressive in a live environment. However, the chances are pretty small that it will affect you mentally when you listen to it by yourself in your bedroom on record. Whereas, someone who only knows three chords, can't sing technically very-well but is a wonderful lyricist doesn't need to rely on physical attributes to succeed - great lyrics are affecting in both live and private scenarios. Of course, I've used two extreme examples, but I hope the differences between the two highlight the point I seek to make - that music that affects you mentally is far more appealing than music than appeals physically.
The Twighlight of idols
[Elliott Smith and Tom Waits] have definitely been influences but I can't hear either of those artists in the music I make. I'm sure they've played their part in me making the judgements I've made when creating music. But neither are directly accessible in House of Brothers. At least no more so than any other artist I have listened to and taken influence from. However, they are both great song-craftsmen who have never been ashamed to utilise simple melodies whilst still experimenting with interesting lyrical content.
These Days
If you've got something interesting about you as a person, even if you're not conscious of what that interesting thing is, it will shine through in your music. If you're not interesting,the music you make won't be either.
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