Brontez Purnell has been making music since the ‘90s. The Southern-raised, Oakland-based musician and writer has centred his queerness and Blackness in the punk/electro-clash band, Gravy Train!!!! and The Younger Lovers, as well as in his award-winning books, 100 Boyfriends and Since I Laid My Burden Down.
Hot on the heels of recent 7” singles for Sub Pop, PPM and his first solo electronic record No Jack Swing, Brontez returns in DIY-punk band formation for a new album entitled Confirmed Bachelor out 10th November on Upset The Rhythm. These 12 songs are of the no-time-wasted variety. Fuzzed-out pop songs, hotly delivered from the heart – often sassy, sometimes sappy and always snappy!
Today, Brontez shares the second single “Bachelor Theme” accompanied by a video made by and starring 13 Reasons Why actor, Brandon Flynn. “Bachelor’s Theme” opens the album and sets the scene perfectly with the heady rush and swoon of it all. Jagged riffs, bubblegum bounce and Brontez’s vocals effortlessly racing to dizzying effect. It’s a tour de force of bop and bravado.
Purnell says,“’Bachelor Theme’ is about being at the STD Clinic and accepting the pitfalls of being way too attractive and overly desirable – and a thunder crack of epiphany strikes: mass acceptance is overrated and (maybe, perhaps) only one guy deserves your love.”
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Raised in Alabama, Purnell moved to the Bay Area in the early 2000’s to become an aspiring dancer, writer, and musician. The sound of The Younger Lovers takes a foot hold from his love of melody based rock forms – indie, blues, garage, surf, riot-grrrl, soul and punk – distilling them into a singularity of sound that is as unique as it is audacious. When Purnell joined the ranks of Gravy Train!!!!, he toured alongside the likes of Le Tigre, ESG and Bratmobile.
Confirmed Bachelor is a hot wonder, upbeat, witty and ever-lively only with a forlorn core, a resolute focus and defiant honesty. It’s a rare triumph, a record you can dance your Friday night away to, whilst the songs subtly work on your emotions from the inside out.
Brontez Purnell’s band includes the multifaceted talents of Vice Cooler (who also produced and mixed the album), Sean Teves (The Younger Lovers) on drums, Kevin Preston (Prima Donna, Green Day) on guitar, Aaron Minton (Prima Donna) on piano and saxophone, and Laena Myers-Ionita on violin.
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