Jonny Leather Presents:

Your New Favorite Band – May Edition Concert

GHASTLY CITY SLEEP
ROYAL FOREST
ROYAL CHAINS
BRICK + MORTAR

at Glasslands
289 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn

doors at 8pm
$6
21+

RSVP on facebook

Brick + Mortar – “20 LB”

Royal Chains – “Lucy Takes A Dare”

Royal Forest – “Save The Ghost”

Ghastly City Sleep – “Seven (33 Leagues)”

GHASTLY CITY SLEEP

Ghastly City Sleep – “Seven (33 Leagues)”

Ghastly City Sleep is the kind of epic post rock band that Brooklyn has been waiting for. Finding a home for their debut LP, Moondrifts, with Robotic Empire—home of such crushing bands as Isis, Torche, Red Sparrowes, and Kayo Dot—Ghastly City Sleep are coming out of the gates with a fully realized sound. Sonically, this is the closest Brooklyn has ever had to a Mogwai, or the heavier leanings of Radiohead. Their massive epic songs are big enough that they could lead the emergence of a new scene in the city of scenes.

“It isn’t often new music surfaces that is so deeply intense, just hearing it may induce instant nostalgia; the ancient sensations you get when the seasons change, a vivid dream involving the first person you ever loved. In the same way that select few can simultaneously achieve dark and uplifting songs, the Brooklyn-based quartet known as GHASTLY CITY SLEEP hone in on some immensely powerful elements to deliver a commanding, breathtaking first offering.” —Amazon

ROYAL FOREST

Royal Forest – “Save The Ghost”

Changing their name from Loxsly to Royal Forest recently due to the confusion with the generic Brooklyn band Locksley, Royal Forest has bulked up their sound. The Austin-based quintet still has a bit of that Grandaddy-like sound, but the guitars have grown heavier and contain more bite.

“Instead of relying on a couple of offbeat songs to demonstrate a more experimental bent, Loxsly often blends familiarity and new ground within the same song, making for a more intriguing concept.”—NPR

ROYAL CHAINS

Royal Chains – “Lucy Takes A Dare”

When The Royal Chains headlined one of my shows a few months ago the garage rock duo managed to fill out the room with a sound bigger than just drums and guitar while turning quite a few heads. My friends at forthebeat were just a few of the new fans they won over with their straightforward-but-electrifying set.

BRICK + MORTAR

Brick + Mortar – “20 LB”

Very rarely do I ever check myspace, but with the occasional interesting message coming through I still haven’t deleted my account. Even less likely to happen than me checking my myspace is me getting a message from a good band. My inbox is littered with shit bands that want to be my friend. I hardly ever actually check out the bands anymore, but luckily for me I took a chance on Brick + Mortar and was instantly enamored. Their name fits their sound. A drum and bass duo with plenty of electronics, they find a comfortable place between catchy and punishing. Brick + Mortar is the golden nugget of my myspace inbox, found between the most boring bands in the world, and the sluttiest women in the world.