BRAMBLE – “Have a Great Summer” CDEP

I got this when I saw the band play at the True/False Film Festival last spring but hadn’t been able to listen to it until recently.  Bramble plays driving acoustic folk rock with a punk attitude and a refreshingly honest approach.  Using a combination of accordion, percussion, and guitar with occasional bits of banjo and charango, these personal songs are heartfelt and often high-energy with a straight-ahead take that only increases the music’s energy level.  With as much footing in traditional roots music as in punk/indie rock the band manages to use their influences to crave their own place in the sonic milieu.  This EP is a pleasant surprise at a time when too much new music seems to be merely imitating what’s hip (if not what’s popular) these days.  (BOONE)
(bramblemusic.com)