The Brother Brothers Announce Album, Sign to Compass, & Premiere New Single FRANKIE at Billboard
By: Macon Prickett Jul. 25, 2018
Brooklyn-based Americana darlings The Brother Brothers have announced their debut album Some People I Know to be released October 19 on Compass Records. Billboard premiered the band's first offering today, saying "The soulful folk on 'Frankie' reflects Moss' American ideals, built with tender country strings and swelling into the harmonic repetition of 'I don't care about money.'"
The Brother Brothers will embark upon a full U.S. tour this fall, including an extensive support run with I'm With Her and an album release show in Brooklyn on October 19 at Union Pool. Dates are listed below.
Identical twins David and Adam Moss honor a contemporary dissonance with the nostalgic tenderness of another time. Their stunning songcraft blends masterfully gentle guitar, cello and five-string fiddle with the sublime sort of two-part harmonies only brothers can carry. With palpably fraternal stage presence and wonderfully familiar heart, The Brother Brothers have earned repute among today's rising artists, having recently opened for Big Thief, Lake Street Dive, Shakey Graves and more.
More about the song:
"Frankie" delves into David's longtime neighborhood of Red Hook in Brooklyn, the members
of its community and the tumultuous development it's endured. His melodic testimony sings like a
microcosm of problematic economic shift, both in NYC and across the country. In David's words:
I've looked upon the Statue of Liberty, and cherished the idea that someone can come to these shores and have the freedom to make a life unspoiled by an oppressive government or strong handed oppressor. But in her shadow I've seen money take precedent over the things I find most valuable: community, conversation, art, expression. These are the things that make us American and vibrant, but they are not things that allow us to pay our rent or buy property when faced with people who place more value in economics and finance ... value hardly ever begets values."
Tour Dates
August 07 | Ear Trumpet Speakeasy - Portland, OR
August 08 | The Roots Cellar - Prosser, WA
August 09 | Sam Bond's Garage - Eugene, OR
August 10 | Fry Family Farm - Medford, OR
August 11 | Feather River Hot Springs - Twain, CA
August 12 | Mt. Shasta Summer Concert Series - Mt. Shasta, CA
August 13 | Volcanic Theatre Pub - Bend, OR
August 17 | Bear Creek Folk Festival - Grande Prairie, Alberta
August 23 | Tonder Festival - Tonder, Denmark
September 13 | McGlohon Theater - Charlotte, NC *
September 15 | Levon Helm Studios - Woodstock, NY *
September 19 | Pearl Street Warehouse - Washington, DC
September 28 | Boats and Bluegrass Festival - Winona, MN
September 29 | The Moore Theater - Seattle, WA *
September 30 | The Studio at BLDG 270 - Walla Walla, WA
October 01 | Kelowna Community Theatre - Kelowna, BC *
October 02 | Jack Singer Concert Hall - Calgary, AB *
October 04 | De Jong Concert Hall - Provo , UT *
October 07 | Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts - Davis, CA *
October 08 | Sunset Center - Carmel, CA *
October 09 | Freight & Salvage - Berkeley, CA
October 10 | Bing Concert Hall - Stanford, CA *
October 11 | Smothers Theatre - Malibu, CA *
October 13 | Lobero Theatre - Santa Barbara, CA *
October 14 | Ikeda Theater at Mesa Arts Center - Mesa, AZ *
October 15 | Fox Tucson Theatre - Tucson, AZ *
October 18 | Lizard Lounge - Cambridge, MA
October 19 | Union Pool - Brooklyn, NY
October 21 | Daryl's House - Pawling, NY
October 24 | The Ark - Ann Arbor, MI
October 25 | Seven Steps Up - Spring Lake, MI
October 27 | Portage Center for the Arts - Portage, WI
November 01 | Loeb Playhouse - West Lafayette, IN *
November 02 | UTOPiAfest - Utopia, TX
November 03 | Sauder Concert Hall - Goshen, IN *
November 04 | Kent Stage - Kent, OH *
November 05 | Southern Theatre - Columbus, OH *
Novembre 07 | State Theatre of Ithaca - Ithaca, NY *
November 08 | Tarrytown Music Hall - Tarrytown, NY *
November 09 | The Space at Westbury - Westbury, NY *
November 10 | North Church of Portsmouth - Portsmouth, NH
November 11 | State Theatre - Portland, ME *
November 12 | Flynn Theatre - Burlington, VT *
November 14 | College Street Music Hall - New Haven, CT *
November 15 | The Jefferson Theater Charlottesville - Charlottesville, VA *
November 16 | Modlin Center for the Arts Richmond, VA *
November 17 | Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PA *
November 18 | Concerts In The Studio - Freehold, NJ
December 31 | First Night Saranac Lake - Saranac Lake, NY
*supporting I'm With Her
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