The Brilliant Mistakes

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The Brilliant Mistakes formed in 1994 in New York City when singer-songwriter-keyboardist Alan Walker met songwriter-bassist Erik Philbrook met while they were both working in book publishing at Penguin USA. Walker, raised in New York City, and Philbrook, a transplant from Bangor, Maine, were two book lovers who also shared a yen for classic pop songwriting, and bonded over an appreciation of such artists as Elvis Costello and the Attractions, Nick Lowe, Joe Jackson, Squeeze and Crowded House. Joining the band was drummer Mickey Wood, who had played in Walker’s previous band, Club Iguana, as well as New York guitarist Andy Resnick. Taking their name from an Elvis Costello song, they recorded an EP, Lost Luggage, in Portland, Maine that same year and began playing the club circuit in Manhattan. All Hands & the CookIn 1999, The Brilliant Mistakes recorded their first album at Coyote Studios on North Sixth Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, which was then a desolate strip of industrial warehouses. They released that album, All Hands & The Cook, on their independent label, Aunt Mimi’s Records, and received critical acclaim and considerable airplay on non-commercial and college radio stations around the country. The album brought them to the attention of some of New York City’s most discernible music lovers. As a result, they were featured on ASCAP Deems Taylor Award-winning DJ Vin Scelsa's cult radio show "Idiot's Delight" on WFUV-FM/NY and were also featured as part of the legen

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