Some say The Lost Brothers sound like a ragged Everly Brothers.
Others say they sound like The Lost Brothers.
It is said that The Lost Brothers formed four years ago in the summer heat of Liverpool.
It is also said that The Lost Brothers wrote a book of songs that autumn, and in the dead of winter they recorded the songs in an attic in Portland, Oregon.
We know that The Lost Brothers released these songs on their debut album (Trails of the Lonely) to a heap of praise from the likes of NME,The Irish Times, Word magazine, Hot Press, and their fans (Losties).
Through the following year, The Lost Brothers have been spotted in person, performing at Glastonbury, Electric Picnic, Texas (SXSW), New York, Portland, Toronto, Paris, and a hop, skip and jump across the land of the UK and their beloved Ireland. In their journeys they have toured and played along with many, including Richard Hawley, M Ward, Jolie Holland, The Handsome Family, The Swell Season,Sam Amidan, Micah P Hinson, Richmond Fontaine, Brendan Benson, Jimmy Webb, Justine Townes Earle, Mountain Man among others. They have also performed on RTE’s Other Voices,France 24, and on the BBC Culture Show.
This year the band travelled to Nashville where they worked on new songs with Brendan Benson as producer. Some of Old Crow Medicine Show and the Cardinals lent a hand in the studio. Later in 2012 this album will be released on Brendan Benson’s record label- Readymade Records. While in Nashville the brothers also caught the ear of the Barbara Orbison’s office where they recorded a song for the 75th Roy Orbison anniversary album. In June 2011 The Lost Brothers shared the bill with Bob Dylan and Van Morrison at the London Feis. This year the Lost Brothers opened the Electric Picnic on the main stage.
The band have travelled to the US in October last year where they performed at Other Voices New York alongside Martha Wainright,Roddy Doyle and many others.
Over 12 days in 2010 The Lost Brothers recorded their second album in Sheffield with producer Colin Elliot with some of Richard Hawleys band lending a hand in the studio. This album is entitled “So Long John Fante” and is now available on Bird Dog Recordings. It is the second studio album release from the Lost Brothers and it was released in Ireland in November 2011. It has received rave reviews from the Irish Times, Hot Press, the Irish Examiner among many others. Details of the UK release for So long John Fante will be announced soon. January and February 2012 will see the brothers tour Ireland as part of the prestigious Certain Three Tour after their very successful performance on The Late Late Show.
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