'Let Me Happen To You' grew out of a piece of unused music Michael had originally composed for a television show two decades earlier. This time around, The Bacon Brothers' songs point the duo toward unexplored territory. That's how we've done it since the very beginning.' We just write the songs and let them point us in the right direction.

'We're a songwriting band, and the songs lead the way,' Kevin explains. Unfolding like a summoning of the muse herself, it's one of countless highlights on a record that also makes room for the stripped-back soul of 'Dark Chocolate Eyes,' the atmospheric acoustics of 'Karaoke Town,' and the summery island-pop of 'Let Me Happen To You.' 'Send me lightning in a bottle, Erato,' they sing, their voices stacked together in harmony, their melodies flanked by layers of jangling guitar and folk-pop instrumentation. On Erato's title track, the brothers appeal directly to the goddess of romantic poetry for inspiration. It's exciting to be doing stuff we couldn't have done 20 years ago - to know that we've come so far, yet still have so much left in the tank.' 'We're still exploring the sound we began making 25 years ago we've just gotten a lot better at it,' says Michael, whose success as an Emmy-winning composer mirrors his brother's own accolades as an A-list Hollywood actor. For Michael and Kevin Bacon, it's also the continuation of a story that began long ago in Philadelphia, where the two siblings were raised on a soundtrack of 1970s singer/songwriters, Philly soul singers, and classic rock bands. It's an EP of dynamic contrasts: quiet moments and big payoffs, organic instrumentation and electronic textures, self-penned songs and high-profile collaborations. The Bacon Brothers turn a new page with their eleventh release, Erato, whose five songs showcase the duo at their diverse peak. They call that sound 'Forosoco' - a blend of folk, rock, soul, and country influences, delivered by two songwriters who were born to collaborate - and it's taken the siblings across the world, from shows in Japan to performances at American landmarks like Carnegie Hall and the Grand Ole Opry. Bound by blood and a mutual love of American roots music, The Bacon Brothers have spent the past quarter-century in a creative whirl, funneling their shared DNA into a genre-bending sound.

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