G-BRO capture their live chemistry on the upbeat ‘We Got A Song’

G-BRO’s story is rooted in live performance, so it makes sense that ‘We Got A Song’ feels designed to work best when people are gathered together.

The Irvington six-piece came together during the pandemic, initially performing in parking lots, fields and backyards at a time when conventional gigs had largely disappeared. What began as a practical response to difficult circumstances gradually developed into a more permanent creative partnership, with rehearsals eventually giving way to original material.

Drawing from the same loose, rootsy tradition that informs the band’s live repertoire, the track carries echoes of the Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers, Steely Dan and Bob Dylan without leaning too heavily on any one influence. Its emphasis is on ensemble playing, particularly the interaction between the band’s two drummers, Jim Weingast and Andy Ladue.

That dual-drummer setup is one of G-BRO’s more distinctive musical features. But rather than trying to blend both players into a single oversized rhythm section, the recording aims to preserve the differences between them. Capturing the song live was therefore a sensible choice, giving the percussion room to overlap, respond and move independently around the rest of the arrangement.

The wider band fills out that foundation with Cliff Mays and Mike Earnst on guitars, Jeff Reich on bass and Mike Corn on keys, with Mays and Corn also contributing vocals. The result has the easy momentum of musicians accustomed to playing together rather than something assembled piece by piece in post-production.

Lyrically, the song keeps things straightforward. ‘We Got A Song’ is essentially a celebration of music as a source of enjoyment, connection and emotional relief, with a chorus deliberately shaped for audience participation.

There is also an experimental element to the project. G-BRO recorded the track, and the wider EP around it, with A tuned to 432Hz instead of the more common 440Hz standard. The group became interested in ideas surrounding frequency and wellbeing and decided to explore the tuning for themselves. Whatever listeners make of the broader claims often attached to 432Hz, here it functions primarily as part of the band’s own creative process and identity.

‘We Got A Song’ ultimately sounds like a band enjoying the act of playing together. Its communal chorus, live recording approach and easy-going instrumental interplay all reinforce the same idea. For G-BRO, music is less about perfection than participation, and this track captures that philosophy with warmth and character.