The Brute Chorus has been combining garage, blues and folk music with a scatology of Biblical stories, nursery rhymes and fairy tales since 2008. Their enormously accessible sound has managed to escape any generalised genre pigeon-holing, instead they've been carving out their own genuine, word-of-mouth buzz from their exciting live shows.

The band quietly slipped back under the radar just before Christmas of '09, reducing their usually frenetic gigging schedule to a couple of secret shows and DJ sets in tiny locations with the likes of Good Shoes. Having spent a snowy January recording in a tiny village hall in the depths of the Lake District, the Brute Chorus has emerged from winter hibernation with a new full length album entitled 'How the Caged Bird Sings', which is already garnering rave reviews in their hometown of London.

Having returned to said hometown, the band is currently on tour throughout Europe, starting off with a show in Paris with Reverand & The Makers followed by dates in Germany with reformed cult alt rockers The Woodentops. No strangers to touring on a budget, the band has decided to travel via interail in the hope they'll be able to squeeze in a bit of tourism between shows.

A quick history lesson on the band. The Brute Chorus began taking it to the people with a monthly residency at Camden's infamous Hawley Arms pub. The band's first releases, charming offerings of psyched-out garage-folk we'e put out on the Hawley Arms backed Bumpman records to widespread aclaim from Steve Lamacq, Zane Lowe, NME, and The Fly amongst others.

The scuzzy blues-folk quartet took their splendidly raucous live shows on the road with a host of festivals apperances including Glastonbury, Camden Crawl, Great Escape, Secret Garden Party, Belladrum, Standon & Kendal Calling. As well as touring with the likes of Martha Wainwright, Rumble Strips, Ida Maria and even a trip to the seaside with Peggy Sue and The Pirates as well as numerous headline UK and European shows.

This led to the recording of the Brute Chorus debut album. In one heartstopping take infront of 300 of their most loyal fans at The Roundhouse's FreeDM studios. They begged, borrowed and stole equipment from the likes of Rod Stewart, Lionel Richie and then with shaky hands, sweaty brows and a quick swig of JD they were all set to record... They inlisted producers Victor Van Vugt (Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, Gogol Bordello and Son's and Daughters) and the Mercury nominated Choque Hosein (Black Star Liner, Hood, Lord Auch). Holed up for 5 weeks in their rehearsal residency above a Hackney pub, they practised solidly to ensure the recording would be a success.

The band is now ready to break cover, armed with a recording contract with East London indie label Tape, new album 'How The Caged Bird Sings' in the bag and a host of shows to play across France, Germany, England and Scotland. The Brutes are back.