{"id":41932,"date":"2025-04-10T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=41932"},"modified":"2025-04-10T21:48:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T01:48:05","slug":"premiere-smug-brothers-pop-the-cork-on-sidewalk-champagne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=41932","title":{"rendered":"Premiere: Smug Brothers pop the cork on \u2018Sidewalk Champagne\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Get ready to toast to the latest from Columbus quartet Smug Brothers: the intoxicating single <strong><em>Sidewalk Champagne<\/em>.<\/strong> Dark and moody yet fizzing with irresistible hooks, this track even boasts a guitar solo that still leaves Kyle Melton wide\u2011eyed in disbelief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<em>Musically, this is a perfect snapshot of what Smug Brothers are all about: kinda dark and moody, but lots of hooks. This song has a guitar solo I\u2019m still kinda stunned I was able to execute. Lyrically, there are a lot of juxtapositions that are at the root of human existence and trying to figure out how to shine some light in a world that can be pretty dark and unforgiving, especially now.\u201d<\/em>\u2014Kyle Melton<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Listen Now <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 400px; height: 572px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2161151407\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/transparent=true\/tracklist=true\/tracks=3468001643,1081155902\/esig=0f60e044d2f568e53e19a0a47f41d5dd\/\" seamless><a href=\"https:\/\/smugbrothers.bandcamp.com\/album\/sidewalk-champagne-digital-single\">Sidewalk Champagne [digital single] by Smug Brothers<\/a><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><em>Sidewalk Champagne<\/em> is your first taste of the upcoming \u2018Stuck On Beta\u2019 LP, landing June\u202f6 via Anyway Records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SB-SOB.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SB-SOB-1024x1024.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SB-SOB.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1024 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SB-SOB.jpeg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SB-SOB.jpeg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SB-SOB.jpeg?resize=768%2C768 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SB-SOB.jpeg?w=1200 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pre-order:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/smugbrothers.bandcamp.com\/album\/stuck-on-beta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Stuck On Beta | Smug Brothers<\/a><br><br><strong>A Quick Cheers to Their Story<\/strong><br>Since 2004, Kyle Melton and drummer Don Thrasher (ex\u2011Guided By Voices) have been cooking up rawk gems across Ohio\u2014from Dayton beginnings to Columbus vibes\u2014now joined by Kyle Sowash on bass and Ryan Shaffer on guitar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Catch Them Live<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Apr\u202f25 \u2013 Athens, OH @ The Union<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apr\u202f26 \u2013 Columbus, OH @ Rambling House<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>May\u202f30 \u2013 Dayton, OH @ Blind Bob\u2019s<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jun\u202f7 \u2013 Cincinnati, OH @ Northside Tavern<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jul\u202f18 \u2013 Columbus, OH @ Cafe Bourbon St<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pop open <em>Sidewalk Champagne<\/em> today\u2014and let the bubbles carry you straight into the heart of Smug Brothers\u2019 world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Get ready to toast to the latest from Columbus quartet Smug Brothers: the intoxicating single Sidewalk Champagne. 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