The brothers went on to play a string of shows in Virginia, DC, and North Carolina, opening up for acts such as Magnolia Electric Company (Songs: Ohia) and Mates of State. Even without extensive touring the record made an impact, charting on CMJ reporting radio stations. Everyone involved was pleasantly surprised with the level and nature of the attention—attention created with minimal, grassroots publicity. The Sun, the Moon & the Sea is the first full-length album from Mason Brothers, and it showcases the brothers’ acoustic leanings, with elaborate finger-picked guitars, splashes of lap steel, percussion, and piano. Also featured on this record are the brothers’ stark, imagistic, yet hopeful lyrics. Brothers Christian and James Mason hail from Richmond, Virginia, where they have recently started work as university professors in Applied Mathematics and Writing, respectively. Mason Brothers are currently playing shows in support of this release and will be working on a second full-length in 2008 – this time turning up the volume with their six piece band. James Mason (Lead Vocals, Guitars), Christian Mason (Guitars, Lap Steel, Vocals), Mike Reina (Hammond Organ, Vocals), Zak Billmeier (Bass), Patrick Strollo (Guitars), Dean Christesen (Drums, Percussion) www.masonbrothersmusic.com |
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