Ep. 208: Bracket w/ Angelo Celli

This Was The Scene Podcast

Bracket is an American rock band from Forestville, California formed in 1992. They have issued numerous albums, EPs and singles since its inception, including many releases for Caroline Records and Fat Wreck Chords. Their sound could most easily be described as power pop influenced punk rock with a continued focus on vocal harmonies. Bracket emerged during the pop punk resurgence of the early 1990s and released its first two albums 924 Forestville St. (1994) and 4-Wheel Vibe (1995) on Caroline Records. Following a staff shake-up, the label dropped the group and cancelled the release of its third album Like You Know in 1996. Bracket's next two albums Novelty Forever (1997) and When All Else Fails (2000) were put out by Fat Wreck Chords, who had previously issued 7-inch vinyl for the band. They released Live in a Dive (2002) which gathered some of the band's best-known material into one performance. Requiem came out in (2006), released by Takeover Records. They have a 70 minute album consisted of one “song”, the 28th installment of their “Warren’s Song” series. The band recorded nearly 100 short fragments of songs, with the intention of piecing them together to create the 70 minute “Warren’s Song Pt. 28”. Bracket completed work on their ninth studio album “Too Old to Die Young” in late 2018, which came out on Fat in 2019.

I got Angelo on the Skype and this is what we chat about

• Hen House Brewing
• Bracket starting off as a cover band
• Being one of Fat Mike’s favorite bands
• How were they perceived by Fat Wreck Crowds
• Their album Requiem
• Recording Live in a Dive
• Their split with Humble Beginnings
• Questions that Josh Humble submitted
• Their 70 minute song
• Beavis and Butthead
• Their latest release on Fat
• And a ton more

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