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Artist
Brooklyn Run
5+ albums
alternativerockalternative rock
about
The triple-cam chemistry shared by bassist Matt Gillette (19), his brother and guitarist, Christian Gillette (22), and drummer Chris McCurdy (21) should be declared a dangerous substance. They combine intense, complex hard rock with undeniable melody—the likes of which is difficult to categorize or draw comparisons to—and push both equally to the fore; they've ignored the prerecorded tracks and dancer battalions and instead connect with their audience through sweaty, passionate, uplifting live shows; they reach deep within their collective soul and extract poetry that resonates with a wide variety of hearers on multiple levels. And best of all, they haven't bought into the prevailing myth that rock 'n' roll is dead. Matt, the main lyricist and singer, is blessed with an ancient, bottomless soul, one with room enough to nurture oceans of emotion—as well as two distinct personalities. Onstage, Matt (like his brother Christian) moves like an overloaded live wire. Offstage, though, he powers down to a crawl, adorns his psyche with an enigmatic shell, and is highly reluctant to discuss his lyrics—and definitely not the stories that inspired them. "My lyrics reflect whatever I'm going through at that time," Matt says in quiet, carefully measured phrases. "A lot of them deal with loss, with soul searching. It's not the prettier stuff, but it's real—and that's why I can't tie things up with a neat, little bow at the end. There's too much distress for that... too much of me not know
