Keep Your Cool

Keep Your Cool
Studio album by
Brant Bjork
ReleasedOctober 21, 2003 (2003-10-21)
StudioGlide On Fade Studios, New Jersey
Genre
Length33:14
Label
ProducerBrant Bjork & Dave Raphael
Brant Bjork chronology
Brant Bjork & the Operators
(2002) 		Keep Your Cool
(2003) 		Local Angel
(2004)
Alternative cover
Heavy Psych Sounds reissue

Keep Your Cool is the third solo album by desert rocker Brant Bjork. It was released on October 31, 2003, through Duna Records. The album features a musical style influenced by soul, funk and blues. The album was remastered and reissued in 2019 through Heavy Psych Sounds Records.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [3]
Sputnikmusic[4]

Sputnikmusic mentioned in their review that the songs consist of "mid-paced, often blues/funk influenced riffs leading them, accompanied with Bjork's relaxed, swagger-filled vocals."[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Brant Bjork

No.TitleLength
1."Hey, Monkey Boy"2:07
2."Johnny Called"4:03
3."Rock-n-Rol'é"4:25
4."I Miss My Chick"4:08
5."Keep Your Cool"2:47
6."Gonna Make the Scene"5:00
7."Searchin'..."3:56
8."My Soul"6:48
Total length:33:14

Personnel

  • Brant Bjork – drums, guitars, bass, percussion, vocals, producer, artwork
  • Dave Raphael – producer, recording engineer
  • Mathias "Schneebie" Schneeberger – mastering
  • Claudio Gruer – mastering (Heavy Psych Sounds reissue)
  • Denise DiVitto – management, photography
  • Cale Bunker – artwork, layout
  • DUNArt – artwork
  • Branca Studio – design (Heavy Psych Sounds reissue)

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Heavy Psych Sounds Records to reissue BRANT BJORK's cornerstone album "Keep Your Cool" on April 12th". Purple Sage PR (in French). January 23, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "Brant Bjork Keep Your Cool". Heavy Psych Sounds. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  3. ^ Prato, Greg. Keep Your Cool at AllMusic. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  4. ^ a b ChaoticVortex (January 26, 2017). "Brant Bjork – Keep Your Cool". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved July 3, 2023.


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