The Barmitzvah Brothers
Growing Branches
Label Fantastic!
Reading the inside jacket of The Barmitzvah Brothersβ new album, Growing Branches, was enough to pique my interest and get me excited about this album. It talks about how the imminent birth of singer Jenny Mitchellβs baby inspired her to βdo something special,β and thus the band got together after a ten-year hiatus and recorded Growing Branches. As the title suggests, the albumβs primary themes revolve around family and birth, and the band explore these themes in a way that adheres to their reputation for capturing a personal experience of everyday life. For Mitchell, the everyday involves watching her family grow, dreaming about the future of her kids, and feeling for kicks in her stomach. The band supports the cutesy lyrics with poppy, dream-like music that suits the lyrics really well, making the songs sound like an Indie take on the blithe music heard on childrenβs television programs.
Although I grew tired of the songs as the album progressed, and almost passed it off as being too juvenile, I was still able to appreciate the albumβs finest quality which is in capturing the honest emotions that was clearly being felt by the band, particularly Jenny Mitchell, while writing the songs for Growing Branches. When listening to tracks like βTheoretical Love Song Part 2,β βLovely Lines,β and βAll the Things Youβll Need,β the excitement and expectations of an imminent birth are expressed beautifully. Being able to express the everyday emotions almost effortlessly is what makes The Barmitzvah Brothersβ Growing Branches a fun album that is worth checking out.
β Joe F
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Album Review: The Barmitzvah Brothers – Growing Branches
Melissa Vincent