RUST MAGAZINE SAYS: Hollis Brown makes today the best day ever. Their debut album 'Ride On The Train' is an immediate classic. Pulling from the roots of rock, soul, ballads, folk and jam this hybrid sound feels as comfortable as your old jeans and sneakers on a stroll through sunlit paths. Get-up-and-jam tracks are mixed with patient ballads and they all sound distinctive. Superior songwriting, analog processing and a self-evident dedication to musical excellence across the board has resulted in a total package of musical intensity.Not only is 'Ride On The Train" a must-have for any rock and roll fan. Whatever you're doing today, stop. Take a pause, just for a moment. Check Hollis Brown out. That task can wait. That email can wait. Invest just a single moment to take a listen to this amazing band. Essential.

HOLLIS BROWN GETS LOADED By Bill Bentley, ColumnistJune 30, 2014

"Defying the odds of gravity and greatness, the Brooklyn-based Hollis Brown band records all the songs on one of the perfect rock albums, Velvet Underground's Loaded, and still manages to hold their head high. So what may have looked like a long shot on the assembly line turns into an inspired piece of music-making. When the Velvets' fourth (and last) studio album was released in 1970, it finally looked like the ultra-boundary-breaking New York outfit would get their due. Except for one small problem: the Velvet Underground had already broken up. So soon-to-be classic Lou Reed songs 'Sweet Jane,' 'Rock and Roll', 'New Age' and others were left in the cold light of winter to die, only to live now and see another day.Now that Hollis Brown has decided to do their own take of the entire album, it's clear this is rock that has never been surpassed. By anyone. As much as what Hollis Brown has accomplished by putting their own life into these ten songs, it is also a mighty display of courage to even attempt such a thing, proving that lives are still being saved by rock and roll" and Lou Reed.

Tracklist A1 Oh Sweet Nuthin'
A2 Train Round The Bend
A3 I Found A Reason
A4 Lonesome Cowboy Bill
A5 Head Held High
B1 New Age
B2 Cool It Down
B3 Rock & Roll
B4 Sweet Jane
B5 Who Loves The Sun