The Briefs

Looking Like A New Wave Band Sharply Dressed In Skinny Ties Bleached Hair And Plastic Sunglasses Retro-Punks The Briefs Blasted Onto The Seattle Music Scene In The Last Part Of 1999. The Charmingly Snotty Quartet Took Sonic Cues From Late-'70s British Punk And Early-'80s L.A. Bands Wearing Influences Like Buzzcocks The Adverts The Adolescents Generation X And The Undertones On Their Collective Sleeve. The Briefs Quickly Made A Name For Themselves Locally With Their Energetic Live Show Cheeky Humor And Undeniable Hooks They Soon Took Their Spirited Sound Nationwide Playing Over The Years With A Plethora Of Bands Including T.S.O.L. The Queers Flogging Molly And The Adicts. Originally Comprised Of Daniel J. Travanti Guitar/vocals Lance Romance Bass/vocals Steve E. Nix Guitar/vocals And Chris Brief Drums/vocals The Band Initially Released A Single On Dirtnap Records Before Issuing Their Debut Album Hit After Hit In 2000. Writing Songs As A Collaborative Process Among Group Members They Followed Up Next With 2002's Off The Charts. Around This Time The Briefs Signed To Interscope Records But The Deal Eventually Fell Through Before The Band Ever Released A Recorded Note. Undeterred The Briefs Bounced Back By Early 2004 With A New Deal On BYO Records And Their Next Full-Length Sex Objects Appeared In The Middle Of The Year. BYO Also Reissued Their First Two Dirtnap Releases That September. Touring Constantly The Group Followed Up With Steal Yer Heart In October 2005. The Record Marked The Recorded Debut Of The Group's New Bassist Stevie Kicks Formerly Of The Vancouver Punk Outfit New Town Animals Who Joined After Romance Amicably Parted Ways To Concentrate On Other Projects. Romance Remained Involved In The Band However Directing The Video For Steal Yer Heart's "Getting Hit On At The Bank." A Singles Collection Singles Only Also Appeared In 2005 On Revel Yell. Early 2006 Was Spent Touring Over In Europe Before Heading Back To The States For Spring Dates With The HorrorPops. read less