Somera Sól
title: "Somera Sól" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["brant-bjork-albums", "2007-albums"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somera_Sól" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Somera Sól |
| type | studio |
| artist | Brant Bjork and the Bros |
| cover | Somerasolcover.png |
| released | |
| studio | Donner and Blitzen, Arcadia, California |
| genre | |
| length | 48:43 |
| label | {{flatlist |
| producer | Brant Bjork & Ryan Snyder |
| chronology | Brant Bjork & the Bros |
| prev_title | Saved by Magic |
| prev_year | 2005 |
| next_title | Live in the High Desert |
| next_year | 2025 |
| misc | {{Extra chronology |
| type | studio |
| artist | Brant Bjork |
| prev_title | Tres Dias |
| prev_year | 2007 |
| title | Somera Sól |
| year | 2007 |
| next_title | Punk Rock Guilt |
| next_year | 2008 |
| header | Alternative cover |
| type | studio |
| cover | somerasolreissue.jpg |
| caption | Low Desert Punk reissue |
| header | Reissue cover |
| type | Studio |
| cover | Somera_Sol_Reissue.jpg |
| caption | Heavy Psych Sounds reissue |
| :: |
| name = Somera Sól | type = studio | artist = Brant Bjork and the Bros | cover = Somerasolcover.png | alt = | released = | recorded = | venue = | studio = Donner and Blitzen, Arcadia, California | genre = | length = 48:43 | label = {{flatlist|
- Duna Records
- Low Desert Punk (2008 reissue)
- Heavy Psych Sounds Records (2022 reissue)}} | producer = Brant Bjork & Ryan Snyder | chronology = Brant Bjork & the Bros | prev_title = Saved by Magic | prev_year = 2005 | next_title = Live in the High Desert | next_year = 2025 | misc = {{Extra chronology | type = studio | artist = Brant Bjork | prev_title = Tres Dias | prev_year = 2007 | title = Somera Sól | year = 2007 | next_title = Punk Rock Guilt | next_year = 2008 | header = Alternative cover | type = studio | cover = somerasolreissue.jpg | border = | alt = | caption = Low Desert Punk reissue | header = Reissue cover | type = Studio | cover = Somera_Sol_Reissue.jpg | border = | alt = | caption = Heavy Psych Sounds reissue |rev1 = AllMusic |rev1score = | rev2 = antiMusic | rev2score = Somera Sól is the second album by the stoner rock band Brant Bjork and the Bros, and the seventh solo album by Brant Bjork. It was released on May 8 2007, and features former Kyuss drummer Alfredo Hernandez, in addition to guest appearances by Sean Wheeler of Throw Rag and Mario Lalli of Fatso Jetson. The album was reissued by Brant Bjork's former record label Low Desert Punk in 2008 with altered artwork, and again in 2022 by Bjork's current record label Heavy Psych Sounds Records featuring new artwork.
Track listing
| all_lyrics = Brant Bjork, except where noted | all_music = Brant Bjork, except where noted. | title1 = Turn Yourself On | length1 = 4:25 | title2 = Love Is Revolution | length2 = 4:59 | title3 = Shrine Communications | length3 = 4:00 | title4 = Oblivion | length4 = 2:52 | title5 = The Native Tongue | length5 = 5:01 | title6 = Freaks of Nature | lyrics6 = Bjork, Sean Wheeler | length6 = 5:46 | title7 = Ultimate Kickback | length7 = 5:29 | title8 = Chinarosa | length8 = 4:37 | title9 = Lion Wings | length9 = 6:26 | title10 = Blood in the Gallery | music10 = Dylan Roche | lyrics10 = Mario Lalli | length10 = 4:38
Personnel
The Bros
- Brant Bjork – guitar, vocals
- Dylan Roche – bass
- Scott "Cortez" Silverman – guitar
- Alfredo Hernández – drums, percussion
Additional Bros
- Mario Lalli – vocals, guitar
- Vince Meghrouni – saxophone, flute
- Olive Lalli – vocals
- Sean Wheeler – vocals
Credits
- Recorded and mixed by Mathias Cornelius von Schneeberger at Donner and Blitzen Arcadia, California.
- Mastered by Evren Gokner at Capitol.
- Produced by Brant Bjork and Ryan Snyder for Duna Productions.
- Duna art direction - Cale Bunker
- Cover art - Bunker/Bjork
Notes
Besides the Sabbia soundtrack, the album contains the first studio recording of "Ultimate Kickback," a song which Brant has been performing live since 2004.
References
References
- Prato, Greg. "Somera Sól – Brant Bjork & the Bros".
- Becker, Travis. "Brant Bjork & The Bros Somera Sol".
- "Brant Bjork & the Bros Somera Sól". Heavy Psych Sounds.
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