Let’s face it: most musicians aren’t exactly known for wearing suits and ties very often. In fact, a fair number of them don’t even know what a tie is. But for the select few that do make an attempt to dress well for their gigs, the effort does not go unnoticed. Take The Boston Boys for example. The electric folk quartet dresses about as tastefully as they sound, with singer/songerwiter Eric Robertson’s pristine voice at the helm, backed by some of the finest musicians our city has to offer. Their new EP ‘Idea of Love‘ (released on 05.20) is a demostration of how imagination can be applied to the more traditional genres to stunning effect. Indeed, if The Punch Brothers decided to do their thing with amplified instruments and a drummer instead of their acoutstic calling, you might end up with something that sounds like Brooklyn’s The Boston Boys.
See them don their suit and tie in the studio-based video for latest single ‘Get Back Up and Walk’ here, check out our favorite track "The Beginning" strewaming below, and see them live when they play at their EP release show this Friday, May 23rd at 9pm at Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)