NXNE - JEFF the Brotherhood

Who starts their set, down on their knees, in the crowd? JEFF the Brotherhood do. Brothers Jake and Jamin Orrall, playing a three-stringed guitar and a five-piece drum set, respectively, quickly distinguished themselves from the myriad of bands in town knocking out Sabbath-meets-Nirvana rock tunes with casual swagger and DIY showmanship. Tracks from their most recent disc Heavy Days found particular favour with the crowd who were pouring beer all over each other before the band's first song was even finished. It's difficult to put into words how revelatory their pretension-free set was; it's quite clear the duo know the punked-up classic rock shtick, they just don't care.