Have Issues by The Brothers Restaino
The Brothers Restaino (Stephen and Rich) came up together in Brooklyn and Long Island, New York, cutting their teeth on their father's Gibson archtop and learning to sing to Beatles and Everley Brothers songs. Younger brother Rich played in several of Stephen's bands growing up, along with some of his own, but the two never made any original music together until now, as adults. The album was was recorded in in the home studios of Stephen and Rich, in Cape Cod, MA, and Austin, TX, and then mixed by Stephen. Despite the remote nature of the recording, the brothers' musical sympathy is evident on the tracks, and most listeners would have no idea that every note, beat, and noise was made exclusively by the two brothers, who were never in the same room during the process. Musically, the album mines classic American roots music--blues, rock and roll, country, folk, R&B. Lyrically, the common thread that binds the songs is that all deal with trying to figure out how to comfortably inhabit an often uncomfortable world. Relationship issues. Work issues. Substance issues. Brother issues.
Tracklist
| 1. | Evil Eye | 3:29 |
| 2. | Drift | 3:55 |
| 3. | Issues | 4:08 |
| 4. | Fight the Good Fight | 4:33 |
| 5. | Trying to Get Along | 3:32 |
| 6. | All I Got is the Blues | 3:49 |
| 7. | Everyone Can Dance | 1:48 |
| 8. | Feel Alright | 3:47 |
| 9. | I'm Doing Fine | 3:18 |
| 10. | The Fire | 4:23 |
| 11. | Reset | 4:40 |
| 12. | What Good is Love? | 4:03 |
| 13. | Descendants of the Stars | 4:14 |
Credits
Produced by the Brothers Restaino
Recorded by Stephen Restaino at SeBella Studio, Cape Cod, MA;
and by Rich Restaino at the Choirpit, Austin, TX.
Mixed and Mastered by Stephen Restaino
Stephen’s songs © 2013 SeBella Music/ASCAP
Rich’s songs © 2013 Dick Frank Music/ASCAP
All Rights Reserved
Cover photo by Elizabeth Ivey Restaino
Other photos courtesy of the Carol Restaino collection
Photo editing and layout by Paul Taurus
Stephen and Rich play and sing every note heard on this record. (For individual credits, see individual tracks.)
Dedicated to the two best parents a couple of music freaks could ever ask for, Richie and Carol Restaino,
and to the memory of our beloved grandmother, Mary Restaino
License
All rights reserved.
The Brothers Restaino grew up playing music together but had never made original music together--until now. Older brother Stephen and younger brother Rich mine traditional American music to make songs about struggling to follow our better natures in a world that often asks for our worst.