What’s up, Shotgun?  I’d like to introduce you to a band that, in a perfect world, would get some well-deserved recognition.  Out of Richmond, VA comes the debut album from the Mason Brothers, a five-piece band made up of two Mason brothers and three guys not named Mason.    Fans of Iron and Wine especially will want to give their album, “The Sun, the Moon & the Sea” a listen, though anyone will appreciate the skillful musicianship that hallmarks these songs.  These are five talented guys with a solid debut album on their hands.  James Mason’s and Patrick Strollo’s masteries of the acoustic guitar, Christian Mason’s haunting lap steel guitar, and James Mason’s confident lead vocals serve as cornerstones for this folk style album.  The Mason Brothers take the indie folk genre and expand it with a seemingly large instrumentation for their style of music, including drums and organ.  Add in ethereal harmonies and thought-provoking lyrics and every song on the album pops out from against the background of the music industry.  Give them at a listen or purchase their album at http://www.myspace.com/masonbrothers.

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