JEFF the BrotherhoodBest JEFF the Brotherhood Albums Ranked

Magick Songs

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7.5

“Three years into their return from the majors, the Orrall brothers have finally blossomed into a proper rock band—on an album that deconstructs the idea of what a proper rock band should sound like.”

We Are the Champions

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7.3

“Former Be Your Own Pet members add shades of Weezer-like power-pop to their economy-sized psych-rock.”

Global Chakra Rhythms

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7.0

“After releasing Wasted on the Dream in March of this year (no thanks to ex-label Warner Brothers), JEFF the Brotherhood paused for a moment, took a sizeable bong rip and plunged into a mystical desert oasis. At least, that's the impression left by Global Chakra Rhythms, the first album the Orrall brothers have recorded since escaping their major-label dungeon. Forget the straightforward garage-roc”

Hypnotic Nights

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7.0

“The Nashville brothers' seventh album, their first for a major label, was produced by the Black Keys' Dan Auerbach. Coming from a fuzz-pop band that has just two members and three guitar strings to its name, Hypnotic Nights covers a deceptively wide swath of sonic terrain.”

Hypnotic Nights

rollingstone

7.0

“There are two songs on the new Jeff the Brotherhood album with the word “hypnotic” in the title. It’s truth in advertising: This drums-guitar duo of Tennessee brothers know how to zone out – from the two-chord scuzz-Ramones blitz of “Staring At the Wall” to Weezerian sludge-pop like “Dark Energy” to “Hypnotic Winter,” where drummer […]”

We Are the Champions

rollingstone

7.0

“These brothers, neither named Jeff, take the punk-blues duo to a new low: Frontman Jake Orrall plays guitar with only three bottom strings. When he and drummer Jamin cut loose in the fuzz bullets "Cool Out" and "Ripper," Jake sounds like Johnny Ramone power-strumming a cello. The Orralls’ last effort was rightly called Heavy Days; […]”