Bros (stylized as BROS) is a
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duo from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan featuring brothers Ewan and Shamus Currie of
The Sheepdogs
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. Bros was formed in 2014 and released their debut album in 2016, entitled ''Vol. 1''.
They have been praised for a "funky, sultry sound" that represents a departure from the southern-rock and classic-rock orientation of The Sheepdogs.
Career
Ewan Currie has been the front man and primary songwriter for the Canadian rock band The Sheepdogs since their inception, in
Saskatoon
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,
Saskatchewan
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, in 2004.
His brother Shamus joined the band as a touring member in 2012, and became a full member of the band as they were recording their fifth album,
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, in 2014.
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Following that session, in the winter of 2014, the two brothers moved from Saskatoon to Toronto. They began to write songs together for the first time, with the intention of branching out into a variety of musical styles based on their personal interests, ranging from old-school funk and power pop to the psychedelic Latin sounds of ]Os Mutantes
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.Thomas D'Arcy
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co-producing, along with the two Curries, at his Taurus Recording studio.[ The album has accumulated more than one million streams.
One critic identified Bros as having "a much funkier, less guitar-oriented sound than the Sheepdogs." He notes too that Sheepdogs fans might be surprised to learn that Ewan Currie likes "Elton John, Burt Bacharach, and Henry Mancini."][
The band's debut single "Tell Me" became the theme song for the CBC Radio program Q with Tom Power when Power began hosting in August 2016.
A year after the debut, Bros released a two-sided single for the holidays, entitled ''A Very Bros. Christmas, Vol. 1,'' featuring two original songs.
Their second full length album, Vol. 2, was released on July 16, 2021. The sophomore effort expanded on the variety of their debut record with sounds ranging "wildly from psychedelic jazz instrumentals to 60s influenced pop and soul."]
Members
*Ewan Currie – vocals, guitar, bass, clarinet
*Shamus Currie – keyboards, trombone, vocals
Discography
Albums
*''Vol. 1'' (2016)
*''Vol. 2'' (2021)
7-inch releases
*''A Very BROS Christmas, Vol. 1'' (featuring "It's Christmas Day" and "These Things Comfort Me")
Singles
Music videos
References
External links
*{{Official website
BROS on Spotify
Musical groups from Toronto
Musical groups established in 2014
Sibling musical duos
Canadian rock music groups
2014 establishments in Ontario