The Brook & the Bluff, Hotel Fiction
Noah Tidmore
The Brook & the Bluff in the woods.
The Brook & the Bluff
Melodic and mellow, indie-folksters The Brook & the Bluff may recall a less urgent Death Cab for Cutie in part due to frontman Joseph Settine’s near falsetto vocals. Kevin Canada’s keyboards also set the band apart, throwing in pop touches that can bring to mind anything from Burt Bacharach to new wave. The Nashville-based band is touring in support of its latest release, Bluebeard. Openers Hotel Fiction are out of Athens, Georgia, which musically is never a bad thing.
$25 ($22 adv.).
media release: The Brook & The Bluff have announced a run of 2024 US headline dates. The news follows the completion of their North American headline tour supporting their new album, Bluebeard, with sold out shows in New York, DC, Nashville, Chicago, Boston, Austin, Toronto and many more. “The Bluebeard Tour keeps croosin’!” says the band, “The first leg was too good so we just had to run it back.”
Bluebeard is a career defining record for the band and the early fan response suggests it will be a breakthrough moment for them. Singles “Long Limbs,” “Tangerine,” “Headfirst” and “Hiding,” all tracks that show the depth of this album, a mix of indie folk, fused with touches of funk and deep groves. In recent years, The Brook & The Bluff’s incandescent harmonies, winning arrangements, and observational acumen have placed them firmly at the center of the indie-folk revival. They are now, by far, one of the most successful young bands at folk-rock’s amorphous contemporary edge, fusing the craft of the past with the ideas and avenues of the present. With a dozen songs that won’t let go, their forthcoming third album, Bluebeard, makes an unequivocal case as to why.
“beyond impressive” - The Aquarian
"a beautiful fusion of soul, indie folk, Americana, jazz and pop. A true amalgamation of a band an apex, Bluebeard shows just how good a band can get when they eclipse the 10-year mark as a unit" - Paste
"A smoldering, soulful indie folk seduction" - Atwood Magazine
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