''The Brothers Martin'' is the self-titled debut of

The Brothers Martin The Brothers Martin are an indie rock band from Riverside, California consisting of brothers Ronnie Martin and Jason Martin. Musically, they incorporate elements of both Joy Electric and Starflyer 59 (Ronnie and Jason's primary music projects, ...

, a band consistent of brothers

Ronnie Ronnie may refer to: *Ronnie (name), a unisex pet name and given name * "Ronnie" (Four Seasons song), a song by Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe *"Ronnie," a song from the Metallica album ''Load'' *Ronnie Brunswijkstadion, an association football stadium ...

and Jason Martin, founders of

Joy Electric Joy Electric is the brand label for a series of electropop/synthpop productions by Ronnie Martin. Martin began producing music under the Joy Electric name in 1994, after the demise of Dance House Children, a band Ronnie was in with his brother ...

and

Starflyer 59 Starflyer 59 is an American alternative rock band from Riverside, California that was founded in 1993 by Jason Martin, brother of Ronnie Martin of Joy Electric. While Jason Martin has written nearly all of Starflyer 59's songs, the band has ...

, respectively. It is the brothers' first collaborative effort since 1991's

Dance House Children Dance House Children was the early 1990s musical group of Ronnie Martin and Jason Martin that was the precursor to The Brothers Martin. In the liner notes of ''Jesus'', Ronnie described its music as trendy, club-oriented music. The group was sig ...

and somewhat of an amalgamation of both artists' musical influences. All of the music was entirely written, produced and performed by Ronnie and Jason with the exception of live drums played by Alex Albert from the band

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. On May 1, 2007, The Brothers Martin (180 gram LP) was released, a limited pressing of 500 copies on 180 gram vinyl put out by ClerestoryAV and Tooth & Nail Records.

Track listing

# Communication # The Harsh Effects of Time # The Missionary # The Deaf, They Will Hear # The Plot That Weaves # Fears to Remember # Opportunities # The Behaviour Explains # Get the Money # Life on Strings

Personnel

* Ronnie Martin - Synthesizers, Drum and Bass Programming, Lead Vocals * Jason Martin - Guitars, Lead Vocals, Bass Guitar *Alex Albert - Drums

References

The Brothers Martin albums 2007 debut albums Tooth & Nail Records albums {{2000s-indie-rock-album-stub