No Troubles In ‘Paradise’: An Interview with Smug Brothers | Dayton Most Metro

February 21, 2015 by Tommy Johnson

The four members of Dayton’s own Smug Brothers are hanging around Kyle Melton’s kitchen on a cold February afternoon.  Inside  one of the small rooms that have been designated as the office, the Beatles come blaring out of the computer stereo speakers.  Deep,  raw cuts, along with some of their usual hits flooded over the entire house.  The group is awaiting local photographer Jay  Woessner as he will be updating the bands press photos today.  In only a few weeks away the Smug Brothers will be releasing their  latest album Woodpecker Paradise, and the band has their hands full.  After photos are taken, the band plans to practice some of  the new material. Woodpecker Paradise reunites Smug Brothers with longtime producer, and former member, Darryl Robbins.

Video Premiere: Arms Race, “Some Apologies” (live) | Ghettoblaster Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2015 TIMOTHY.ANDERL

Dayton, Ohio’s Arms Race has been around since 2013, and are slowly in the midst of building a regional fan base.  To date, they’ve played shows with Smug Brothers, The Story Changes, The Awful Nothings, Winter Makes Sailors (We Want Action label), City Mouse (It’s Alive Records), Ultrasphinx (ex-Party of Helicopters), and more.

They recorded their demo/EP, Brought A Hug To A Gunfight, last year with Hawthorne Heights guitarist Micah Carli at his Popside Studios in Troy, Ohio and have shared it via Soundcloud. They’re currently making plans for its physical release.

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Video Premiere: Arms Race, “Some Apologies” (live) | Ghettoblaster Magazine.

Video Premiere: Smug Brothers, “Meet A Changing World” | Ghettoblaster Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2015 TIMOTHY.ANDERL

’90s era indie rock and power pop is deeply embedded in the DNA of Dayton, Ohio’s Smug Brothers and for good reason.  Principal songwriter, vocalist and guitarist Kyle Melton spent the ’00s fronting unsung indie heroes Montgomery Greene, and some might recognize drummer Don Thrasher from such luminaries as Guided By Voices and Swearing At Motorists.  Additionally, both gentlemen have been the city’s predominant historians, telling the tales of rock greatness in Dayton Daily News, Dayton’s alt-weekly, and the Buddha Den music blog for well over a decade.