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Photo via Facebook It's been a while since we've heard from He's My Brother She's My Sister. In the meantime, Rob Kolar and Lauren Brown (aka the married couple in He's My Brother She's my Sister) have started a new project called KOLARS. They've released a video for their first song, "Beyond the World of Man." We obviously have to compare them to their other band, so here goes! While HMBSMS are the rootsier sound of more mainstream neo-folk acts like Houndmouth and The Felice Brothers, KOLARS seem to be a more rootsy version of a dance pop Americana act like Lucius. "Beyond the World of Man" is just pure laid back California pop glory, in the best way it could be. For more information on KOLARS, including their California and Nevada tour dates, check out their Facebook page . You can also watch the video for "Beyond the World of Man" below. 

It's been a while since we've heard from He's My Brother She's My Sister. In the past couple years the members have welcomed a baby and a couple got married. They're back to making music, and have just come out with their first new song in years! "Easy Days" is literally the perfect summer song, particularly for late summer when it seems 80% of everyone you encounter is on vacation, and no one seems to really want to do anything remotely productive. It just oozes southern California in a way no band has since the Beach Boys. It seems a little more straightforward than some of He's My Brother She's My Sister's previous songs, but it could represent some serious growth for the band. "Easy Days" is available for download on Bandcamp . Sure it's $2.00 for one song, but all money it brings in goes to Musicians on a Mission , which helps disadvantaged kids learn to play a musical instrument. You can listen below, and if you're i...

He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister are going to get lumped into the whole freak folk thing based on their name and their look. However, they are nowhere near as cutesy as you’d think based on those two factors. They’re much closer in style to bands like David Wax Museum and Dr. Dog. Right now Noisetrade is offering the 5 song " Let It Live Free " EP sampler mostly consisting of Daytrotter and Audiotree recordings. I’m going to highly recommend you download it and take a listen. It’s good, fun folk rock with a pretty good emphasis on the rock aspect. Download "Let It Live Free" over at Noisetrade , and check out their tour dates and the video for "Can't See the Stars" below. Jul 19 2013      London UK     Somerset House with Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros Jul 23 2013      Manchester UK            The Castle Hotel      ...