Br'er Filled With Guilt & Diamonds

The first EP by the intrepid Br'er, "Filled with Guilt and Diamonds" is a concise and varied collection. Less restricted by traditional structure and approach than its predecessor, debut full-length "Of Shemales and Kissaboos," this EP represents an increasingly eclectic aesthetic for this already progressive group.

Stand-out track "Painted Lady" is immediately accessible, proving Schurr and company's aptitude for multi-layered songwriting and intricately crafted arrangement. This sensibility is countered completely in the bleak and claustrophobic "Sugar Bear," essentially a voice and noise piece that betrays the group's increasing interest in, and increasingly odd application of, aspects of modern classical and avant garde composition.

A short shot chock full of multifaceted explorations, "Filled with Guilt and Diamonds" is both a satisfying whole and an inticing preview of things to come.

This tape release comes packaged in hand made butter board boxes with artwork screen printed by Black Powder/Fire Escape Press. The photograph was taken by John Ryan and the castrato is Sam Tremble. The first pressing is done in a run of one hundred blue tapes.