SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: SIMON BROMIDE AND THE BROMIDES – FOREST MOUNTAIN FOREST

SIMON BROMIDE AND THE BROMIDES
FOREST MOUNTAIN FOREST
SCRATCHY RECORDS

Carrying the torch of great artists and bands is not as easy as some listeners might think. That torch could be damn heavy if you haven’t picked up all the right cues and if you didn’t add at least a modicum of something that turns out to be your own.

The case in point here – British conglomerate that goes under the name of Simon Bromide and The Bromides (yes, there is a guy there that goes under the name of Simon Bromide, with his real last name being Berridge) and their latest album Forest Mountain Forest.

The band’s PR cites quite a few hip names as inspiration, from Husker Dü to Yo La Tengo, among many. And sure, you can hear traces of that here and there, but it is something else that is striking here and that Simon and his cohorts do her – they make it all sound as if The Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers Band and Little Feat are playing the sounds of indie greats in their own style brought up for modern times.

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