PREMIERE: Brass Bed Pine Only for the Lonely in Their Cover of Gene Thomas’s “Sometimes”

“In the Yellow Leaf” will be out this spring via Modern Outsider.
PREMIERE: Brass Bed Pine Only for the Lonely in Their Cover of Gene Thomas’s “Sometimes”

“In the Yellow Leaf” will be out this spring via Modern Outsider.

Words: FLOOD Staff

photo by Allison Bohl DeHart

October 29, 2015

2015. Brass Bed press photo cred Allison Bohl DeHart

Chooglin’ on up from Lafayette, Louisiana, Brass Bed have quietly landed a strong following from fans who connect with their swirly, pristine rock and roll, which swims decidedly against the stream of traditionally trendy under-the-radar guitar bands. 2013’s The Secret Will Keep You was a modest breakthrough in that regard, drawing influence just as much from My Morning Jacket and The Band as R.E.M.

Last week the trio announced their upcoming fourth LP In the Yellow Leaf and debuted the single “I Am Just A Whisper”—a pretty white-water rapid adventure. To complement making it to the end of that journey, we now have the B-side, which we’re proud to premiere. It’s a cover of “Sometimes,” a classic 1961 swamp-pop track from Gene Thomas that was later recorded by The Flamin’ Groovies. Here, Brass Bed have added layer upon layer of shoegaze (with a little help from engineer Chris Woodhouse, known for his work with Ty Segall and Castle Face’s Live in San Francisco series) to create something entirely their own. “We’ve always felt a kind of kindred spirit with swamp pop in general, being a Louisiana band trading in rock and roll,” singer Christiaan Mader says. “Hearing the Flamin’ Groovies do it made us feel like we could move it in further into mess and squall and still keep a sashay to it.”
 

In the Yellow Leaf will be out sometime this spring on Modern Outsider.