Brothers Osborne

2013年にデビューし、グラミー賞受賞経験もあるカントリー・デュオ、Brothers Osborneが自身の名前を冠にした4作目となるスタジオアルバムを完成。カントリーチャート上昇中の先行シングル"Nobody's Nobody"ほか収録。

The decision to work with Mike Elizondo -- a diverse producer with credits including Fiona Apple, Eminem, and Mastodon -- on their eponymous 2023 album shows that Brothers Osborne arent interested in pursuing a conventional contemporary country path. They have worked with Elizondo before, but the producer is their primary collaborator on Brothers Osborne, helping to move the duo into distinctive musical territory. While they hardly run from twang, either in their voices or their guitars, Brothers Osborne create a sharp, colorful collage of pop styles here, giving them a distinctly country spin. Save the sweet closer "Rollercoaster (Forever and a Day), Brothers Osborne throbs to a heavy four/four beat, a rhythm that remains whether they drift into sweet ballads or barrel down into dance music. Although Brothers Osborne occasionally partake in explicit country-disco -- "Aint Nobody Got Time for That" practically conjures the glory days of glitter balls, while "Nobodys Nobody" updates that sound with its percolating synth loops -- the influence is as felt as it is heard, helping the record sound big and brawny. Along with the big beat, the constants are T.J. Osbornes husky voice and John Osbornes muscular guitar, elements that tie this album to the duos earlier records but sound especially vivid in this vibrant, colorful setting: it is the same Brothers Osborne that you know, only bigger and bolder than before. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine