Album Review: The Brew's "Garden In The Snow"

I have written quite a bit in the past few months about The Brew, a fantastic band that crosses all kinds of genre lines. Their latest masterpiece (I will be so bold as to call it a masterpiece) is Triptych, a series of 3 albums being released in succession. The first two albums, A Garden In The Snow and Light From Below are both out. The final album, Hard Enough To Break will be out later this month.

I can't stop listening to A Garden In The Snow. In fact, had it not been coupled with two other albums as a collective set, it would probably have made my favorite albums of 2011 list. The albums starts off strong with their single, When Darkness Comes, rich with piano and a melody belted out and continues to wind its way through a wide range of songs that all come together to create a cohesive sounding album. Their harmonies are as strong as ever and the keys add a fullness to the instrumentals. It's the kind of album that I want to be the soundtrack to my life.

Countdown to Triptych!

The Brew's Triptych

Not one, but THREE albums are about to be dropped by The Brew! Commence giddy dancing! Over the next several weeks The Brew will be releasing three albums in succession. According to their press release, it is "more than 30 original songs – and a single cover tune – make up the interwoven set collectively known as Triptych." Each will have its own feel and style, including both new and cover songs. The first, A Garden In The Snow, will be released tomorrow (or tonight at midnight, which I will probably stay up for). Get pumped!

e-mail I got from my brother this afternoon:

A brief history of inventions and discoveries that have effected my life:

3500 B.C. - The wheel invented

500 A.D - Coffee discovered

1976 A.D - Apple Computers is started by the late great Steve Jobs

and then...

in November 2011....

The Brew finally comes out with their third CD!

and there was much rejoicing.

The news has put an extra spring in my step as well. If you want to download a song off of their album (because you obviously have already started marking down the days on your calendar), you can click here. It requires joining a mailing list, which I'm generally against, but for the Brew I made an exception.

UPDATE: It is actually going to be three separate, yet connected albums released in succession. I'm intrigued.