The Science Fair Ain't Got Shit on B.R.A.M.: Once Upon a Pocket Protector

Have you ever been seduced by someone and felt as though there was nothing that you could possibly do to say no?
Okay, now have you heard the band B.R.A.M. from Los Angeles? This bands music is positively intoxicating, you’ll feel it in every bone in your body. B.R.A.M. is comprised of members from several other bands that would be recognizable to the general music listener, for example the keyboard player plays with bands such as Mike Doughty as well. The music is fantastic and now you know why.
They haven’t quite recorded a full length record yet and from what I understand the only place their music can be found is on myspace (www.myspace.com/wearebram), AND you can download all four songs!
The song ‘1 Last Dance’, caught me off guard a bit, the first time I listened to it I was completely enthralled by the smart sounding synth and then I had to stop and play the song again. The second time around I realized that I felt like I was being seduced by a character from ‘Revenge of the Nerds’, the only difference between how the movie ends and how the song ends is that by the end of the song I was ready to let that nerd hit second base with me. It’s such a sexy song and the lead singer, Bram’s voice gives this little ditty a dainty and thoughtful yet hormone driven quality at the same time.
The tune that I immediately fell in love with was ‘Messages’, it has some of the same qualities as ‘1 Last Dance’, but different almost more mature and the keys really make the song special and force you to bob your head against your will.
I think that the moral of the story is that this is a band that you’ll have to be careful of, it’s one that I think could turn out as a heartthrobesque band based on my knowledge of the members and the blatant yet ever so soft sexuality of each song. Although I have yet to see the band live it seems that there isn’t a way in hell it wouldn’t be any less than an amazing show. They don’t play out nearly as much as they should but if ever in the L.A. area definitely check them out.
www.myspace.com/wearebram