Brill is happy to announce the release of their debut album Fish Out Of Water. Brill is an indie-alt-acoustic duet; the current collaboration between singer/songwriters Brooke Trout and Dave Strauss. “O Song” was the album's first single, among a few of the album’s tracks that features ukulele. Brooke got uke lessons on the Walt Disney Concert Hall stage from Grammy award winning Daniel Ho during the annual Ukule-Along at The LA Music Center. Brill released "O Song" as their first single along with an official music video on Youtube. The song was featured on several programs including JVonD Radio in Boulder, CO, MuseBoat Radio in Las Vegas, NV, The Soupy Gato Show in The Netherlands with syndication in the UK and The Daily Dose on The Insomnia RadioNetwork. Dave Strauss has released nine albums on his own label Flat Cat Records. He was a founding member of the experimental band X-CEPTIONS as well as a member of the critically acclaimed Jeannie Willets Band that shared a stage with the likes of Suzanne Vega and Shawn Colvin. He was also the former host of Flat Cat Radio where Brooke was a monthly co-host. Dave previously performed and recorded with Brooke Trout and The Anchormen on the album Networth. The title track was awarded “Most Original In Alternative Rock” on Garageband.com and the album received acclaim from All Access Magazine, Women’s Radio and Iggy Pop producer Chas Ferry. Brooke Trout has released three albums to date which have made playlists in major markets across the country. She has performed at several historic venues including The Roxy Theatre, The Viper Room and House of Blues. Her last music project Chasing Windmills with the band The Red Herring made the WPNR, WXIN and The Deli Magazine charts. Brill has performed live in support of nonprofits including Foodshare and the San Fernando Valley Arts Council since the group’s formation in Spring of 2013. Brill is already getting great reviews from fans. Please log in to add some of your own and let us know what you think! "The music of the title track so wonderfully contrasts with the message much like some George Harrison solo songs. The exceptional addition of xylophone makes things fun. 'My Own Skin' is refreshingly honest in terms of attitude without being in your face. Need something that stands apart from the standard fare? Check out Brill’s Fish Out of Water...You just might discover their music has a 'Healing' effect on you." -Will Phoenix, AXS.com "I've been playing Fish Out Of Water on repeat! As a whole this is a very polished album with a nice balance and chemistry between the two singers. Really sounds crisp, great vocals and smooth sounding guitar. I played this on my Bose system and it sounds like the band is in the room. I especially love O Song and Shine. "-Kathy "The sweet, earnest lyrics, simple melodies and unadorned recording style all work well for some of the songs, like 'Shine.' Other standouts for me are 'O Song' and 'Fish Out of Water.' Your vocal harmonies on 'O Song' are very appealing. Something honest, human and true definitely shines through." -Mark "There wasn't one song on the whole album I didn't like. Reminding me a bit of Peter, Paul and Mary, Boz Scaggs' 'Harbor Lights,' Chad and Jeremy and a little of the Cowsills." -Kathy "I just love your title track. Its like I can close my eyes and just visualize this little fishy swimming along. The xylophone really just paints this picture. I can just see it in my mind. I also love Salt. Great job!" -Christina "Brill satisfies my Aimee Mann cravings." -Rob "If feeling happy when I hear your music is healing, then Will Phoenix hit right on the nail! I also enjoyed the O Song and your video presentations, thank you, thank you, thank you!" -Carmen "Great album...painstakingly recorded. Love the song selection. Good job!!" -Mike "LOVING Fish Out Of Water! It's really interesting which is very important to me! My favorite song is the title track, but I also adore 'I've Suffered' and 'O Song.' All the songs are really radio-friendly... CONGRATS!" -Carrie "The world needs to hear Fish Out Of Water! I love Shining Star and Salt." -Bianca "LOVE your original tunes. O Song sounds fantastic!" - Carrie "O Song is a cool tune!" -Billy "I LOVE O Song. Sounds very heartfelt. Beautiful intro! Love the music video for Shine too. The song is amazing! Way to go!" -Jose "Great job with your music! I absolutely love the sound of your bandl! The harmonies and acoustic instruments sound amazing!" -John "Brill is a great new band. You guys sound really good! The music you both do makes a good combo. O Song sounds sweet." -Jeannie "I love 'I've Suffered' and 'O Song.' The percussion is awesome and you are rockin' that ukulele!" -Sera "If you have a chance to hear Brill perform you will be in for a REAL TREAT! Awesome harmonies!" -Lori "Your music is awesome. Its pretty mellow and easy listening." -Alan "Shine is too cool! It's really catchy and puts a smile on my face." -Ruby "Dave and Brooke sound great together! Shine is a very catchy tune!" -Andrea "Fish Out Of Water is very mellow and folksy. It reminded me a little bit of Peter, Paul and Mary. I enjoyed it!" -Charles "Great live show. You two are the best!" -Annette Conlon, Host of NetteRadio (http://www.netteradio.com/) "Brill means little fish . . . and let me just say, these two have some SERIOUS guitar skills, and their voices have a beautiful blend." -Linda Geleris, Founder of Songnet (http://www.thesongnet.org/) "Wow. You have some talent. Shine is catchy. I like!" -Paul "I love the Brill duo! Beautiful sound all around! What a blast!" -Jerry “Love your music. Really sweet, really cool, great harmonies.” -Mary "Very nice Dave & Brooke!" -Peggy "Luv your band name! It's so bothas rhombus! I would say a brill bothas rhombas fish idea, but that would be a triple redundancy!" -Rita "So cool and fun. I love the spirit of O Song. Now I’ll be humming ‘ohwooowhooo’ all afternoon. Great job!" -Chris "For some reason I am reminded of Peter, Paul & Mary. Shine is one of my favorite songs on the album. Awesome job on the music video. Always fantastic writing skills. Excellent!" -Lee "Shine is an incredible song with a great music video. Alfred Einstein's double plus electrified hair was my favorite part!" -Anthony "O Song kicks @$$ and is so sweet! Brill sounds just wonderful I think. Love your music video, your lyrics and this really great sound! " -Jennifer "Brill's O Song music video is adorable! Their Shine music video is also very cute!" -Dorothy "Shine is very catchy! I found myself singing it a couple times today. Reminds me of David Byrne." -Amy "You guys are reminding me of the Winterpills, just as far as the harmonizing and some of the musical arrangements." -Bill "I love your music! It's a happy, breezy sound!" -Stephanie