Brothers Mike O’Reilly (guitar/vocals) and Sean O’Reilly (bass/vocals) as well as brothers Alec Wagstaff (drums) and Jon Wagstaff (guitar) have known each other and been friends on and off since grade school. They now make music together as The Brothers Union. We reviewed their split single entitled “Silhouettes” and they are now back with “A Thousand Tiny Cuts.” They don’t sound anything like they did on “Silhouettes.” That song felt like pretty straightforward singer/songwriter material revolving around acoustic guitar and intimate vocals. On “A Thousand Tiny Cuts” they are much more rock and pop oriented. There is a combination of post-rock in the spirit of Explosions in the Sky along with pop oriented lyrics. I would say there is also a very arena rock type thing happening that is more akin to bands like U2. The one thing this band does is hit emotions right on the nose. This could be a good or bad thing depending what you like. Take for instance the intense feeling of reflection and melancholy the song opens up with. The guitars are drenched in hall reverb and for the most part the lyrics forgo poetic ambiguity for straightforward language. The vocalist sings, “All alone and you're floating through the days and you're not quite sure which way to go. / Years go by and you try to do what's best for you but the cards just don't line up.” That being said there are some lines which dabble with poetic sensibility such “Pain and solace, I feel it on the inside / Catching all, a thousand tiny cuts.” My interpretation of the song was that it was about reaching your potential. The chorus certainly feels like this and I felt like this is a song that might play at a Tony Robbins conference to get people motivated. I’ve heard two different styles from the band both which have their appeal. There might be more for all I know. If you’re feeling a little reflective and perhaps need a little bit of motivation this song might be the ticket. Take a listen.
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