“Traveling troubadour, Brad Lauretti, is back with a new album of irresistible tunes under his nom de plume, This Frontier Needs Heroes. Real Job is coming out October 14th, and sounds like a departure from older releases. He's tackling the real issues, from music theft to gun control. The first single from the record, titled "I Love Immigration" is about exactly that! It's a toe-tapping delight that will surely have you singing along in no time; whether you want to or not!”

“Inspired by the same fertile ground where Woody Guthrie once wrote, he penned some his most thoughtful, mature work to date– protest songs that react to the tense political climate in our nation today.”

"We're warning you now: You might fall in love with someone in the room during this band's set. So genuine, so commanding, so deceptively simple is TFNH's music that, before you know it, something inside you has shifted - suddenly your staring into someone else's eyes from across the bar."

“This Frontier Needs Heroes — The opening title track to This Frontier Needs Heroes’ Hooky evokes the lazy, carefree spirit of skipping responsibilities in favor of cutting loose. It ambles at an even keel, a dreamy rock-inclined tune. Elsewhere, the Brooklyn outfit adorns its songs with a mellow twang and a bit of harmonica, though highlight “Sometimes Things Don’t Work” culminates in a noisy flurry of guitars. The band plays and chats as part of the live radio show WXRY Unsigned.”

“Brooklyn band This Frontier Needs Heroes play this lovely track entitled "George Clooney," at Fusion headquarters in Miami. "George Clooney" - the song - is about the universality of loneliness, because, yes, even George Clooney - the actor and renown humanitarian - gets lonely.”

“When people think of celebrities, they typically imagine the ugly information spread all over the tabloids; it’s rarely anything impressive. The inspiration for This Frontier Needs Heroes’ latest song, however, turns that stereotype on its head. Guitarist Brad Lauretti wrote “George Clooney” after realizing the actor’s passions beyond acting.”

“This Frontier Needs Heroes is the indie-folk duo of brother and sister Brad and Jessica Lauretti from Brooklyn, NY. Their new album Hooky was recorded in the summer of 2012 on 2-inch analog tape at Dr. Dog’s studio in Philadelphia with the help of Loveland Recording’s Nathan Sabatino, who also played organ on the album. The album was recorded with the help of O’Death’s David Rogers-Berry (drums) and Robert Pycior (violin), The Blank Tapes’ Matt Adams (electric guitar), bassist Turner Stough and sitarist Arvid Smith. Below, download “It’s Over Now.””

“The achingly touching ‘George Clooney’ comes from Brad and Jessica Lauretti’s upcoming third album Hooky, which the brother/sister duo will self-release following a successful Kickstarter campaign.”

“It’s actually a thoughtful, pretty piece of music.”

““[They] spangle heartfelt Americana with psychedelic brightness and lyrical levity.””

“After two records based in Brooklyn, Jessica and Brad Lauretti, the siblings at the front of This Frontier Needs Heroes, shifted into a mode of long-distance collaboration for LP3: Brad headed south, to Jacksonville, FL, and Jessica staying relatively local. The space did them good, and gave them Hooky, a record retaining their folk-intoned roots while expanding in terms of geography, personnel, and as evinced by the title track’s official video, a heightened cinematic quality.”

“Jessi Whitten, music director for OpenAir from Colorado Public Radio, joins us with three must-hear new releases. This Frontier Needs Heroes - “2012” (single)”

“This Frontier Needs Heroes plays what they dub "family folk." Their music ranges from simply arranged, heartbreaking ballads ("I Can't Do It All By Myself") to raucous foot-tappers, complete with rambling electric guitar solos and handclaps ("No More War").”