O'Brother

O'Brother

O'Brother

American rock band

For the film, see O Brother, Where Art Thou? For other uses, see Oh, Brother! (disambiguation).

O'Brother is an American rock band from Atlanta, Georgia.[1] After releasing their debut EP, In Comparison to Me, in 2006,[2][3] Aaron Wamack and Tanner Merritt joined the band in 2008.[2][4] A second EP, The Death of Day was released on May 5, 2009 by Favorite Gentlemen Recordings,[5] to positive reviews.[6][7] The band also released a vinyl split of their song, Lay Down, in collaboration with Sainthood Reps (a side-project of Brand New's Derrick Sherman), under the vinyl label, The Ambitious Guest.[8] After the release of The Death of Day, the band toured with Manchester Orchestra and The Features in February – March 2010.[9][10] O'Brother joined Thrice's Major/Minor tour in September – November 2011, alongside Moving Mountains and La Dispute.[11][12] Their first LP, Garden Window, was released on November 15, 2011, and was well-received critically.[13][14][15][16] The record was released by Triple Crown [17] and was co-produced by Andy Hull and Robert McDowell from Manchester Orchestra.[18] The band recorded a session at Daytrotter in Nov 2011.[19] In February 2012, O'Brother went on a co-headlining tour with Junius.[20] Aaron Wamack left the band prior to the tour's start.[21]

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Band members

Current members[22][23]

  • Tanner Merritt - lead vocals, guitar
  • Johnny Dang – guitar
  • Jordan McGhin - guitar
  • Michael Martens – drums
  • Anton Dang - bass

Discography

EPs

  • In Comparison to Me (2006)
  • The Death of Day (2009)
  • Basement Window (2012)

Studio albums

  • Garden Window (2011)
  • Disillusion (2013)
  • Endless Light (2016)
  • You and I (2020)

References

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