Product Description

Debut album from British hip-hop brothers Teddy and Tony Mitchell. Produced by Mike Skinner (The Streets), they were also the first signing to his label. With their sound clearly influenced by Skinner, the brothers redefine their genre, delivering insights into young black Britain. The single 'Routine Check' is included.

Track Listing

1. Fuck Me? Fuck You!
2. G.O.R.G.I.E
3. Routine Check (album version)
4. She’s Got It All Wrong
5. Someone Can’t Look Us In The Eye
6. Harvey Nicks (album version)
7. When The Whistle Blows
8. Alone With The TV
9. Excuse My Brother (album version)
10. Smart Bastard
11. Wish I Did The Same
12. Don’t Try This At Home

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #49194 in Music
• Published on: 2005
• Released on: 2005-08-22
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics

Amazon.co.uk Review
The debut album from dashing South Londoner geezers Teddy and Tony Mitchell, A Breath Of Fresh Attire is possibly the greatest British ‘urban’ album since The Streets’ A Grand Don’t Come For Free. The comparison is not an idle one. the Brothers--they’re cousins, actually, but let’s not spoil things--are the first signings to Mike Skinner’s The Beats label, and they share many of Skinner’s hallmarks: a taste for rowdy, immersive storytelling based in the gritty inevitabilities of London living - not to mention a talent for moments of unexpected pathos that catch you off-guard.

Yes, there’s the knockabout larks of "Harvey Nicks", featuring a laugh-out-loud cameo from fast-rising London rapper Sway, or "Excuse My Brother" – a warning to excessive drinkers, set to a backdrop possibly scored by the Oompah-Loompahs of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Skinner plays an aggrieved drinker there--indeed, he crops up a few times over the course of the album, most notably on the gospel-tinged truth-teller "She’s Got It All Wrong"--a "Dry Your Eyes" with added narrative depth. But the Bruvs themselves have enough charisma to make this their triumph: A Breath Of Fresh Attire is a Brit-rap album to compete with any, and the debut of a major new talent. --Louis Pattison

From the Label
By now you should already be familiar with the Mitchell Brothers - first signings to Mike Skinner’s The Beats label, show-stealers from his recent UK tour, and well-dressed torch bearers for the UK’s hip hop cognoscenti. Their debut LP was written on the back of the Streets tour bus during their recent tour as well as at The Beats headquarters (erm, a shed somewhere in west London). Having just finished the UK leg of Nelly’s European Tour, The Mitchell Brothers are now being described in some quarters as the ‘British Outkast’. The combination of their witty banter, on point narrative with killer chorus and Mike Skinner’s winning production puts them in pole position for a sure-fire hit.

Customer Reviews

5*'s from a non chav
I have never worn burberry, nor have i donned a fitted cap - however having owned this album for well over a year now Im still listening to it on the way to work. it's ace - routine check and excuse my brother stand out especially for me, but when friends have listened to it they love other tunes on there too. all i can say is that whilst sway and co. will tide me over for the time being, i cant wait for the next album to come out. go on, buy it!

Entirely wrong. Chav music at best.
Reading the other reviews here, I cannot believe the support this album is getting. If you wear Burberry and revel in living off benefits, this might appeal to you. There's nothing clever about this album: subject matter, rhymes, beats, production - at best, any of those elements are average, but as a complete work, it's just no good at all. The Mitchell Brothers epitomise what's wrong with urban music. Totally self-absorbed and oblivious to the world at large. Although this is a very British album, it is no better than the cynical, marketing-led hip hop coming out of the USA. Legitamising and glamorourising the chav-culture of our society is neither big nor clever. If Jade Goody is your role model, you may appreciate this album. If you have more sense about you than that, you will see it for the shallow dross it is.

British music, and British urban music can be so much better than this. Sway, Akala, Ms Dynamite are infinitely better albums and have far more important things to say. I can't recommend this album at all.

Punk up the Volume
I love the punk. END OF. However, check this. END OF. To be fair, anyone who enjoys PROPPER music will like this album. The writing is pretty much amazing, the colaborations are RIDICULOUSLY good (watch out for Sway Dasafo). Anyone who likes 50 Cent, Eminem, Nelly.... GROW UP. That american stuff is commerical RUBBISH. Listen to the TRUTH, listen to REALITY. The MBs are BRITAIN people! This is what is happening out of your front door. I wish them all the sucess possible. This is REAL talent.

"even when i got the guinnesses, and the chicken patties"

done.