Keep Your Cool

Keep Your Cool
Keep Your Cool
Studio album by Brant Bjork
Released	October 21, 2003
Studio	Glide On Fade Studios, New Jersey
Genre	Stoner rock ; desert rock ;
Length	33:14
Label	Duna Records ; Heavy Psych Sounds Records (2019 reissue);
Producer	Brant Bjork & Dave Raphael
Brant Bjork chronology
Alternative cover
	Heavy Psych Sounds reissue

Last updated March 02, 2025

Keep Your Cool is the third solo album by desert rocker Brant Bjork. It was released on October 31, 2003, through Duna Records. The album features a musical style influenced by soul, funk and blues. The album was remastered and reissued in 2019 through Heavy Psych Sounds Records.^[1]^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Sputnikmusic	^[4]

Sputnikmusic mentioned in their review that the songs consist of "mid-paced, often blues/funk influenced riffs leading them, accompanied with Bjork's relaxed, swagger-filled vocals."^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Brant Bjork

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hey, Monkey Boy"	2:07
2.	"Johnny Called"	4:03
3.	"Rock-n-Rol'é"	4:25
4.	"I Miss My Chick"	4:08
5.	"Keep Your Cool"	2:47
6.	"Gonna Make the Scene"	5:00
7.	"Searchin'..."	3:56
8.	"My Soul"	6:48
Total length:		33:14

Personnel

Brant Bjork – drums, guitars, bass, percussion, vocals, producer, artwork
Dave Raphael – producer, recording engineer
Mathias "Schneebie" Schneeberger – mastering
Claudio Gruer – mastering (Heavy Psych Sounds reissue)
Denise DiVitto – management, photography
Cale Bunker – artwork, layout
DUNArt – artwork
Branca Studio – design (Heavy Psych Sounds reissue)

Notes

In many live performances, Brant Bjork and the Bros have been known to perform an extended jam of the song "I Miss My Chick" and lead into a cover of Cream's "Sunshine of Your Love" or Gary Numan's "Cars".

References

↑ "Heavy Psych Sounds Records to reissue BRANT BJORK's cornerstone album "Keep Your Cool" on April 12th". Purple Sage PR (in French). January 23, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
↑ "Brant Bjork Keep Your Cool". Heavy Psych Sounds. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
↑ Prato, Greg. Keep Your Cool at AllMusic. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
1 2 ChaoticVortex (January 26, 2017). "Brant Bjork – Keep Your Cool". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved July 3, 2023.

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[1] "Heavy Psych Sounds Records to reissue BRANT BJORK's cornerstone album "Keep Your Cool" on April 12th". Purple Sage PR (in French). January 23, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[2] "Brant Bjork Keep Your Cool". Heavy Psych Sounds. Retrieved June 18, 2022.

[3] Prato, Greg. Keep Your Cool at AllMusic. Retrieved June 17, 2011.

[Sputnikmusic-4] 1 2 ChaoticVortex (January 26, 2017). "Brant Bjork – Keep Your Cool". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved July 3, 2023.

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