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JEFF the Brotherhood's dad reminisces on their childhood

by Nicole Villeneuve

Before they were a super-hip garage duo, JEFF the Brotherhood were just a couple of kids growing up and doing amazing and dorky things that imaginative young brothers do, like building forts, wearing costumes, and playing in the woods. Aka, best days of our lives.

In a recent feature for Vice, Jake and Jamin’s dad wistfully opened up about their young brotherly dynamics and their first forays into music. Obviously, it’s totally adorable. He says:

Their first real band was called the Sex. They were maybe 15 and 13 years old at the time. I remember going to see them at the Muse, which was this weird all-ages club that served alcohol. I was standing in the back of the room and it was obvious that Jake’s guitar was horribly out of tune. I asked the sound guy for a tuner, walked up to the stage, waved it at him, and said, “Jake! Your guitar is way out of tune!” I slid it over to him and he just looked at me like, “Why are you up here?” Then he kicked the tuner off the side of the stage and kept playing.

Aside from the obvious paternal pride, he now helps the brothers run their record label, Infinity Cat Recordings. Get over this dreary Monday by reading the full warm-fuzzies inducing story over at Vice.