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Future Brite was recorded throughout the winter/spring/summer of 2009 in New York City and Brooklyn. There was some singing done in a vocal booth that smelled like sheep perfume and a whole lot of clapping. It was produced by Jim Keller and features a mix by John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr, Sonic Youth, Hold Steady). Guest musicians include Franz Nicolay of the Hold Steady, Native American Music Award winner Martha Redbone, and members of World/Inferno Friendship Society and Anti-Social Music. These Are Not Records has already released a limited-edition vinyl 7" with two tracks and "Books" is living a double life as a summery dance remix by electro-pop duo Shy Child. The title track, "Future Brite", is currently being featured on the Levi's EU site as the soundtrack for their spring/summer preview.

Future Brite    Song Seven   Math               Books             Books (Shy Child Remix)

RCRDLBL // Like The Breeders if they'd owned more metal records or Sleater-Kinney if they weren't granolas from Portland, New York band Demander have been steadily building buzz in Gotham with a gnarled brew of rock, metal, and punk and a touring hot streak, opening for the likes of Art Brut, the Hold Steady, and New Model Army both at home and abroad. This year brought a new seven-inch with "Books," and in addition to offering up a stream of that tune, we're lucky enough to premiere a remix from fellow New Yorkers Shy Child. Those keytar-wielding dudes have turned something that was originally heavy and metallic into a bright, summery disco track, layering beds of Tough Alliance-worthy synth pulses over monstrous handclaps and shakers.

CMJ New Music Monthly [PDF] // The three members of Demander, perhaps New York City's most boisterous, witty and good-natured group, have dug in deep at B-Side, a quaint but bombastic bar on the Lower East Side... The bar has become a second home, rally point and late-night rendezvous for a band devoid of an obvious scene affiliation. This is due primarily to their dizzyingly addictive sound...

SpOOOnful // ...with the early track "Math" signifying a progressive step towards a new found indie rock lightness and pop punk straightforwardness. Not that Demander is easing up, they're still packing all of the aggressive punch of the debut. Demander has always been a band on the verge of true breakout status, and Future Brite may be the most aptly titled prediction possible.

Wired // The band Demander, one of the pre-launch artists on The Banded, has a song called "Future Brite" that could easily be popular on alternative radio, should the fickle winds of youth-culture popularity blow its way.

Deli Magazine // I like this band. Now I could approximate Demander's sound by describing the NYC trio as Tom Waits with surf rhythms and blistering female vocals, at times edging on melodicore, driving a speeding runaway train of adventure rock with vivid, emotive vocals. My roommate calls the band, "Yeah Yeah Yeahs on prog(?) pills, exuberant but kinda gloomy, Sergio Leone dramatics + NYC guitar rock." So I guess "cross-genre" would be an accurate descriptor; I feel guilty about making comparisons. Demander has its own sound, touching on so many different reference points – Las Vegas, Victorian London, Saturday morning cartoons, spaghetti westerns – that the band makes one question the point of criticism at all.

Limewire // ...I arrived to find a lone Demander, guitarist Dave Kurutz, when his bandmates suddenly appeared and performed a spectacular shotgun set after only a few minutes of sound checking. Formerly a straightforward three-piece of bass, drums, guitar, Demander have added a synth for a spacey, retro feel, adding a spooky, biting element to their already-powerful punch.

Meik!Meik! Blog // It's music with sick beats, high energy, attitude, affection, and promise. Think of that feeling when you find $20 in your pocket, that's what Demander is.

Sentimentalist Magazine // This album is a live wire of smart arrangements and punched up vocals. Fronted by the dynamic Karen Correa and Sivan Harlap...this is a rolling freak out that sounds like a barroom brawl that's been sliced up by siren wails and intellectual reasoning. Full of abrupt angles and bombastic overtones, this is a masterful accomplishment of a debut full-length.

Boston Metro // Singer and bassist Karen Kanan Correa delivers foreboding words in pretty melodies against an aggressive backdrop of Sivan Harlap's drums and Jared P. Scott's relentless riffs, but like her bandmates, she appears to be locked in a deep state of joy when performing these tunes.