{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox album | name = Keep Your Cool | type = studio | artist = Brant Bjork | cover = brantbjorkkeepyourcool.jpeg | alt = | released = {{start date|2003|10|21}} | recorded = | venue = | studio = Glide On Fade Studios, New Jersey | genre = {{hlist|Stoner rock|desert rock}} | length = 33:14 | label = {{flatlist| *Duna Records *Heavy Psych Sounds Records (2019 reissue)}} | misc = {{Extra album cover | header = Alternative cover | type = Studio | cover = KeepYourCool_Reissue.jpg | border = | alt = | caption = Heavy Psych Sounds reissue }} | producer = Brant Bjork & Dave Raphael | prev_title = Brant Bjork & the Operators | prev_year = 2002 | next_title = Local Angel | next_year = 2004 }}
'''''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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-23 |title=Heavy Psych Sounds Records to reissue BRANT BJORK's cornerstone album "Keep Your Cool" on April 12th |url=https://purplesagepr.com/blog/2019/01/23/2259/ |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=Purple Sage PR |language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Brant Bjork Keep Your Cool |url=https://www.heavypsychsounds.com/shop.htm#HPS098 |access-date=June 18, 2022 |publisher=Heavy Psych Sounds}}</ref>
==Reception== {{Music ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}} <ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r666860|first=Greg|last=Prato|access-date=June 17, 2011}}</ref> | rev2 = Sputnikmusic | rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Sputnikmusic">{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/72778/Brant-Bjork-Keep-Your-Cool/|title=Brant Bjork – Keep Your Cool|website=Sputnikmusic|author=ChaoticVortex|date=January 26, 2017|access-date=July 3, 2023}}</ref> }} 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."<ref name="Sputnikmusic"/>
==Track listing== {{track listing | all_writing = Brant Bjork | title1 = Hey, Monkey Boy | length1 = 2:07 | title2 = Johnny Called | length2 = 4:03 | title3 = Rock-n-Rol'é | length3 = 4:25 | title4 = I Miss My Chick | length4 = 4:08 | title5 = Keep Your Cool | length5 = 2:47 | title6 = Gonna Make the Scene | length6 = 5:00 | title7 = Searchin'... | length7 = 3:56 | title8 = My Soul | length8 = 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".
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