Brother Mary is a super-group formed by two of rock's most quietly influential stars. Ryan J. Smith and Mark Gleicher bring together a rough-shot combination of West Virginia's hard-workin' sensibilities, the smoothed out twang of Nashville and the post-Punk attitude of the streets of Boston. The Tamparade is a brief musical 'lecture' on the History of Modern Rock as only Brother Mary can tell it. With rippin' guitar work, sweet melodies and funky keys this long-awaited EP was described by one rock magazine as, 'akin to meeting your mother in the morning bathroom with a giant hard-on. You are 35, she's 59 and it's the first time you realized she has a penis'.