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Sold outIn 2015 London-based Bromide got their electric shoes back on with new bass player Hugo Wilkinson joining long-term collaborators, singer-guitarist Simon Berridge and drummer Ed Lush.Visit product page →
The resulting album I Remember'was described by Vive Le Rock as mixing 'the best bits of The Lemonheads and Dinosaur Jr replete with melancholic melodies and J Mascis-ish guitar lines" and won news fans including Gideon Coe on BBC6 who dubbed their single Mr. Ciccone's Daughter''Fantastic !' and played it for several months at the end of 2016.
Another vital piece of the puzzle had also fallen into place as they'd found producer Brian O'Shaughnessy at Bark Studios who seamlessly welded their pop onto their rock and last year the band returned to Bark to record their sixth album I Woke Up'.
Again stuffed full of pop delights struggling to reach the 3 minute mark such as Two Song Slot', the story of a disastrous open-mic encounter turning into a last minute victory and Tale To Tell'a conscience-pricked near perfect example of the Bromide sound written in the studio while recording, the album also sees the band begin to stretch their wings a bit.
Magic Coins'has an unexpected almost drum and bass inspired rhythm track while album closer and title track I Woke Up'is a 6 minute Doorsian odyssey. The song began life as a response to the biopic Mr. Turner'and in particular the scene in the film where the painter is tied to a mast in order to experience the full force of a nocturnal storm.
Starting with Berridge's Glenn Branca inspired intro Lush and Wilkinson then latch on a full-on krautrock groove to build the track through to an epic conclusion complete with thunder, rain and anything else lying round the studio.
Elsewhere Patti Smith's Dancing Barefoot'is given a thorough work out plus there are contributions from the rhythm section with Lush writing the music for both I'll Never Learn'and Always Now'while Wilkinson provides a breath of fresh air in proceedings with the instrumental Futurist Shore Leave'.
With I Woke Up'Bromide have firmly fixed the songwriter onto the band and vice-a-versa. As one recent twitter live review summed up 'They rock hard but the tunes come first: like Elvis Costello fronting Dinosaur Jr' Ain't gonna argue with that.
Tracklisting:
1. Tale to Tell
2. 'll Never Learn
3. Two Song Slot
4. The Guide
5. Magic Coins
6. Ancient Rome
7. Futurist Shore Leave
8. Postcard From Leipzig
9. Dancing Barefoot
10. Always Now
11. Woke Up
Release Date: 25/05/2018 -
Visit product page →Bromide’s debut featuring anyone he could drag into the studio including ex-Waterboys sax blower Anthony Thistlethwaite
‘A bedroom mini classic that harks back to Kevin Ayers, discovers Sonic Youth and has chronic lovesickness to spare’ Evening Standard
‘A febrile soul who can do pop in many voices’ Melody Maker
‘Mainman Simon Berridge has an ear for a canny tune and a keen lyrical eye for detail. Front that with his Ray-Davies-meets-Lloyd-Cole crooning and you’re onto a winner’ The Big Issue
‘Bright shining songs that sound like they should be all evening Radio One.. search this out it’s a bit of a gem’ The Organ
Tracklisting:
1. Halo
2. Sonic Youth
3. Sometimes
4. Fully Grown
5. Spell
6. Julienanne
7. I Don't Love You
8. What Is There?
9. Green Gate
10. Full Moon Heart
Release date: February 1997 -
Visit product page →‘Quite good British melodic hardcore-guitar stuff. Sure to be signed up by a major and spoiled, just like Bivouac before them’ Time Out
‘Title and pleasant surprise of the fortnight honours go to Bromide. This ep is in turns edgy (proof) melodic (where it fell) and passionate (non committal) bringing to mind other fine 3-piece outfits Husker Du and S*M*A*S*H. Which is nice’ Ripple Mag (Leicester Uni)
Tracklisting:
1. Proof
2. Where It Fell
3. Non-Committal
4. Non-Committal (4-track version)
Release date: February 1998 -
Visit product page →Bromide swaps the Les Paul for the acoustic on follow up home produced album
‘Delicate and accomplished indie romanticism’ Time Out
‘Sounds particularly like something Neil Young and Turin Breaks might have collaborated on in the unlikely event they had met at school’ Q Magazine
‘Songs that celebrate space and the time cats spend doing nothing’ The Organ
‘A promising album in the vein of Smog, Silver Jews and Pinback. “Rollercoaster” would be a jukebox classic in nowhereland’ Gonzo Circus (Netherlands)
Tracklisting:
1. Snowblind
2. Rollercaoster
3. Records On
4. Butcher Boy
5. Racing Track
6. Car Park Craters (Shining On)
7. Stephen Hawking Lonely In The Stars
8. Fears For George Best
9. Safety Net
10. Hide It In The Churches
11. 2 The 1
Release date: October 2001 -
Visit product page →Bromide’s home recordings scrapbook from the noughties, produced by Ed and Matt Spork
“Ultra-catchy, jangly acoustic pop that reminds you of Lloyd Cole, Teenage Fanclub or American Music Club” soundsxp
“Memorable slices of acoustic whimsy.. CK bottles nostalgia while the effortless sounding Xwhere could have been conjured up by the underrated Mojave 3” Q magazine
“An off-kilter look at the traumas, troubles, and triumphs of love Berridge has an air of a man at ease with his emotions, able to take the hits and still come back fighting for more. ‘Looking For Aliens’ would have even the most depressed student up on the dancefloor stretching their drainpipes.. whilst his take on GBV’s ‘Game Of Pricks’ is worthy of the old dogs themselves.” americana-uk
Tracklisting:
1. Looking For Aliens
2. Dipped Chopper Drive
3. Weatherman
4. Bad Wine
5. White Blood
6. CK
7. The Unbearable Lightness Of Being
8. Game Of Pricks
9. Inhaling The Fumes
10. Xwhere
11. Spoonful
Release date: August 2008 -
Visit product page →First release for the electric band line-up since 1998
London band Bromide's new album I Remember'is a nostalgic rollercoaster ride round the icons of scuffed up fuzzy guitar pop. There's nods to 80s hardcore heroes Husker Du, the yearning melodies of Teenage Fanclub, the gymnastic pop/rock straddling of The Only Ones and even mid-70s Top of the Popster Steve Harley gets a look in on lead track Wheels'.Elsewhere there are encounters with rediscovered jazz legends and whimsical buskers Henry Grimes', the tale of a teenage quest for the seeds of flower power Lion Tamer's Jacket'and in the title track I Remember'an array or early musical memories assembled in a dream sequence show and tell. Magnetic Fields get a good going over as well with a Les Paul friendly re-working of their classic 'I don't want to get over you'.
At the helm is legendary producer Brian O'Shaughnessy (Primal Scream, MBV) dispensing an economy to proceedings that's got Robert Pollard checking his stopwatch.
Bromide are - Simon Berridge (Guitar/Vocals), Ed Lush (Drums) and Hugo Wilkinson (Bass/Backing vocals)
'Romping, indie-pop blast that recalls the heyday of The Only Ones' The Times
'Like an ultra loud cross between Dinosaur Jr and The Lemonheads' Kerrang
"If Husker Du were Neil Young's backing band.." Vis the Spoon (Promoter)Tracklisting:
1. Wheels
2. Gravity Glue
3. Hotwired To My Memories
4. Saddest Thing (That Didn't Matter In The World)
5. Henry Grimes
6. Mr. Ciccone's Daughter
7. I Don't Want To Get Over You
8. 2 Front Teeth
9. Lion Tamer's Jacket
10. I Remember
Release date: 26th January 2015 -
Sold outBromide returns to the studio for fourth album with producer Nigel of Bermondsey facilitating.Visit product page →
"Musically upbeat, but lyrically bruised fabulous first studio album in fifteen years from Bromide.. captures the momentary nature of life, and does so magnificently" pennyblackmusic
'Bromide's songs have a relaxed storytelling style, they're not in a hurry to impress, happy to await their election into the hall of fame.. They exist in the margins where all the interesting notes are made.' americana-uk
'Simon Berridge's voice is as strong as ever, with the songwriter only gaining in sound and fury' clashmusic
'An album to cherish.. Small Rewards'has an infectious pop feel to it that radio stations the country over should playlist" amusicalpriority
Tracklisting:
1. Broken Record
2. Hat to the Ride
3. Small Rewards
4. The View in Winter
5. Tightrope Act
6. Nikki Sudden
7. Nothing's Going In
8. Treasure Map
9. Triggers
10. We are Reflective
11. Arrangements for a Wedding
Release date: 9th July 2012
