Austin is filled to the brim with great musicians, but none are as noteworthy as the newly-formed Sons of Santos.

Brothers Luis and Nick Soberon comprise the group and have only been playing together since commencement of the the fall semester. Even so, the boys are already planning to put together a demo, have two local shows to boast about and more in the works.

Older brother Luis writes the lyrics, sings and plays guitar, while younger brother Nick, a proud Hilltopper, plays the cello. Luis has been playing guitar for about eleven years, and Nick picked up a cello just over two years ago.

“I try to tell a story with the melody I play on my cello. I want to convey something without words,” Nick said.

Sons of Santos played at Mellow Mushroom on UT campus on Nov. 2. Both the smell of pizza and the sound of music were noticeable from down the block, but the music was more enticing. The duo played a two-hour set that consisted of original songs mixed in among covers, which included an exceptional take on Britney Spears’ “Toxic” and “Cry Me A River,” which was good enough to make Justin Timberlake do just that.

One of the first of their original songs to be played is as of yet untitled, but was quite poignant nonetheless. The next, called “Bad Man Bayou Blues,” is utterly brilliant. These first original songs set the bar high, but the poignancy and brilliance kept coming. “The Wounded Healer” was positively chilling in its beauty, and this writer’s favorite of the night. Other original titles such as “How About It,” “Six Foot Tall,” “A Letter To The Willing” and “Wandering Mind” were performed seamlessly, even when Luis took on two instruments at once, with the only hiccup of the night being when Luis’s drink was stolen via the large open window behind the stage. The final song of the evening was a cover of “Come On Up To The House” by Tom Waits and included room for audience participation.

“In the long run, we want to have fun and make music that can speak to someone in some way. Whenever I play a song that I write and someone tells me ‘Man, there was something about that song that brought something up for me,’ there’s nothing better,” Luis said. “I just want something that connects with someone else, whether it ends up on the radio or not.”

So keep an ear out for this amazing new band and their “angry blues and sweet folk music,” as Nick described it.