We’re excited to announce that we’ve teamed up with Charlotte, NC’s The Houston Brothers, whose Mitch Easter-mixed, The Archer will be released in January.

Photo by Jeff Cravotta

Real-life siblings, Justin and Matt Faircloth formed one of North Carolina’s most memorable acts in the early aughts, a two-piece that played like a much bigger band and didn’t rely on loops or backing tracks to do it. Instead, The Houston Brothers used their multi-instrumental skills to make lushly textured, minor-key indie pop: Justin playing keyboard melodies and synth accents with his right hand, riding a snare and high hat with his left, beating time on a kick-drum, and singing lead; Matt playing rhythm and solo guitar,pushing bass pedals with his feet, and singing harmonies.

They underwent a number of lineup changes over the past couple years, working with as many as six band members and operating under the moniker, The Houstons. This lineup featured some of the Faircloths’ most rocking music yet and more introspective narratives. Yet even with the expanded lineup of talented musicians, it didn’t capture the same fire the brothers did as a duo, in studio or on stage.

Photo by Monty Chandler

When a local venue owner asked them how much it would it cost to get the Houston Brothers back on his stage in duo-form – well, it just confirmed what many others had already been thinking: Sometimes it is all in the family. Now, preparing to unleash a new EP on the world and with a renewed commitment to expanding their sound to the bigger rooms they seem destined to play, the ties that bind the Houston Brothers are the strongest they’ve ever been.

www.houstonsmusic.com
www.myspace.com/thehoustons