The band Brother have changed their name to Viva Brother following a legal challenge from another band of the same name

Brother forced to change name to Viva Brother
Slough band adopt new moniker following legal challenge from Australian trio of same name

The band Brother have changed their name to Viva Brother following a legal challenge from another band of the same name. The Slough band came to the attention of another act – an Australian "powerhouse Celtic tribal trio" based in the US who combine "the deep pulse of the didgeridoo, the soaring highs of the bagpipes and tribal percussion". To avoid a court battle, the band briefly renamed themselves Brother UK, like the Charlatans UK before them, before deciding to adopt Viva Brother instead.

There is further precedent for such a change: the Chemical Brothers were first called the Dust Brothers before attracting the attention of US hip-hop producers of the same name, while American singer Santi White had to change her name from Santogold to Santigold following threat of legal action from an identically titled mail-order jewellery business.

Viva Brother singer Lee Newell said: "A long time ago in a galaxy far far away three men decided one day that it would be a good idea to start a band called Brother. Many, many years later four frighteningly handsome devils in the desolate, post-apocalyptic wasteland of Slough decided to do the same thing. But something called "litigation" got in the way. However with this out of the way we do finally feel free. Brother is dead. Long Live VIVA BROTHER!"

The band release their debut album, Famous First Words, on 1 August and will tour the UK later this year.