{"product_id":"brainstory-sounds-good-iex-green-felt-preorder","title":"Brainstory- Sounds Good (iex) Green Felt [ vinyl ]","description":"\u003cp\u003eBased in L.A. but hailing from the Inland Empire's own Rialto, California,\r\ntwo-thirds of Brainstory, Kevin and Tony Martin are brothers by blood, while\r\nEric Hagstrom is a brother through their music and long term friendship. Since\r\nthey started the band they have constantly faced situations that forced them to\r\nrise to the occasion. They got signed to Big Crown Records, they stepped up\r\ntheir game. COVID happened, they learned to record themselves. They started\r\ntouring a ton sharing the stage with the likes of Lady Wray and they got their\r\nlive show super tight. All of this time spent grinding and growing has certainly\r\npaid off. The path to take their art to the next level is clearer than ever, and once\r\nagain, they are here for it. If there is one thing that is abundantly clear on\r\nSounds Good, it's that Brainstory has leveled up.\r\nPart of this evolution is undoubtedly attributed to having access to and working\r\nconstantly in their own studio in Long Beach. Another major factor is that their\r\nbrotherhood has expanded. \"I've been playing music with my brother all my life\r\nand now with Eric for a long time,\" Tony tells us. \"Leon, though, is like another\r\nbrother I've just met.\"\r\nLeon Michels, Big Crown's co-owner, produced this record and applied his\r\nunmistakable golden touch in crucial ways. The other member of the extended\r\nBrainstory brotherhood whose contributions were essential to the album, is\r\nstudio engineer legend Jens Jungkurth who controls the tones and textures of\r\nthe music. \"That's what you're hearing, our connection, the fun moments, the\r\nlittle details,\" Kevin describes. \"This record isn't half what it is without\r\nthem-and it made us want to match that effort,\" and match that effort they did.\r\nAlbum opener \"Nobody But You\" is an uplifting, dance oor burner, that shows\r\noff a new side of Brainstory's range. Drummer Eric Hagstrom's crushing back\r\nbeat lays the foundation for an inspirational feel good banger that manages to\r\ntake the uncomfortable truth that \"nobody will save you but you\" and turn it into\r\npure blissful motivation. \"Peach Optimo\" is a laid back half time tune that blends\r\nthe bounce of Down South Hip-Hop with California G funk and Jazz. They once\r\nagain show off their B said ballad talents with \"Gift Of Life\" but this time taking\r\nthe genre to a new place with lyrics about existentialism and a track that is\r\ndrop dead gorgeous, haunting, and profound all at once. \"NyNy\" is an homage to\r\nKev and Tony's recently deceased grandfather while \"Too Yung\" is a show\r\nstopping, deeply personal, stripped down number about being introduced to\r\nalcohol at a young age. They put another hit on the boards with \"Hanging On,\" a\r\nLatin \/ Psychedelic Soul inspired banger featuring Claire Cottrill on background\r\nvocals while \"XFaded\" addresses the all too common vicious cycle of smoking\r\nand drinking too much over a trippy shufe.\r\n\"It's been four years since our last full length record, and with everything that's\r\nhappened since, it's like we've been catching up to ourselves.\" That's one way\r\nto describe change: catching up to oneself. Each member of Brainstory has gone\r\nthrough shifts, both personally and musically, and all of that threads through\r\nSounds Good. It's easy to say that the music industry can be short on lasting,\r\ngenuine relationships. However, for Brainstory, from day one it's been about\r\nstanding by each other, for each other. Their friendship started the group, and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrack List\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNobody But You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Peach Optimo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Listen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Gift of Life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Nyny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e I Will Be\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Hanging on\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Xfaded\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Too Yung\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Stay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Sweet ; Lovely\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Rialto Winds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003eShop online 24\/7 at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.darksiderecords.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eDarkside Records\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow us on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/darksiderecordspk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BWSCD, INC.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58024265318664,"sku":"349223011258","price":3.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5987\/1240\/files\/4297937-3103301.jpg?v=1781510819","url":"https:\/\/evo-global-2.myshopify.com\/products\/brainstory-sounds-good-iex-green-felt-preorder","provider":"EVO GLOBAL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}