‘Pessimistic Pizza’ is the debut mini-album from My Best Unbeaten Brother, a new South London-based trio featuring the critically lauded Ben and Adam Parker (Nosferatu D2 / Tempertwig / Superman Revenge Squad) and bassist Ben Fry.
The urgent and emotional “Time on Our Hands, Spider-Man” lead single is our first taste of Parker’s first record together since 2013.
Once described as “the lost pioneers of the indie-emo scene,” the Parker brothers’ unconventional journey has been the subject of retrospective radio stories by Public Radio International and BBC 6 Music, while their past works received raves on Drowned in Sound, The Line of Best Fit, Pitchfork, NME, DIY Mag, and The Skinny.
Their first new material since 2013 reunites them with their longtime label Audio Antihero (Frog / Cloud / Magana), and sees them cast aside their past insecurities in search of hope and meaning whilst preserving the off-kilter musical chemistry that earned the siblings fans in Los Campesinos!, Art Brut, and Johnny Foreigner.
The group debuted with “Slayer on a Sunny Day” in November on Joyzine’s ‘20 Years of Joy’ compilation. The song was praised by BBC 6 Music, Various Small Flames, Austin Town Hall, and Start-Track, while also getting picked up by numerous American college radio stations (WKDU / WKNC / KXSF / WMBR / KHDX).
Preceded by the singles, “Time On our Hands, Spider-Man” (May 10th), “Extraordinary Times” (May 24th), and “Blues Fatigue” (June 7th), ‘Pessimistic Pizza’ will be released on June 28th.
Seven songs by three men from Croydon. Inspired by getting older, getting sadder, getting angrier with a post-Brexit world where The Smiths have been ruined by the actions of the ex-singer. Learning to let go; learning to be Spider-Man; trying to understand The Fall; trying to understand life and death, and trying to understand records by The Steve Miller Band.”