Brown Bird - Fits of Reason

Artwork by Will Schaff.

Brown Bird’s two members, David Lamb and MorganEve Swain, continue to build their sound from the foundations of blues and American roots music, utilizing the simple foot-percussion, violin, cello and upright bass that they have become known for, while expanding Swain’s vocal presence and flaunting Lamb’s lyrical mastery. Recorded in their home-state of Rhode Island at Machines With Magnets, Fits of Reason is inspired by the writings of Omar Khayyam, Christopher Hitchens, and Plato, among others, and grapples with the human condition in a smooth but unapologetic departure from the band’s previous release, Salt for Salt. With the introduction of electric guitar, electric bass, and a more prominent display of the band’s Middle Eastern, metal, and psych-rock influences, Fits of Reason delves into heavier territory and invites the listener to hear with discerning ears.

Brown Bird spent most of 2012 on the road, supporting Trampled By Turtles, The Devil Makes Three, Yonder Mountain String Band and Horse Feathers, and wowed the crowd at the Newport Folk Festival with their first main-stage appearance. The band will continue criss-crossing the US in 2013, with a full US tour planned in April, and an appearance scheduled at the Stagecoach Festival in Indio, CA. Fits of Reason will be released on Supply & Demand Music on April 2nd, 2013.

Pre-Orders in various flavors available for purchase now. Sneek peek, Listen to 'Seven Hells' and 'Nine Eyes'



Upcoming Tour Dates

2-Apr Billy's Tavern Thomaston, ME
3-Apr The Parlor Room Northampton, MA
4-Apr Higher Ground South Burlington, VT
5-Apr The Met Pawtucket, RI
6-Apr The Press Room Portsmouth, NH
9-Apr Lilly's Pad @ Toad's Place New Haven, CT
10-Apr FED LIVE Harrisburg, PA
11-Apr Club Cafe Pittsburgh, PA
12-Apr The Ark Ann Arbor, MI
13-Apr The Bishop Bloomington, IN
16-Apr The Southern Charlottesville, VA
17-Apr Strange Matter Richmond, VA
18-Apr The Saint Asbury Park, NJ
19-Apr Brighton Music Hall Boston, MA
20-Apr One Longfellow Square (TWO SHOWS!) Portland, ME
28-Apr Stagecoach Festival Bermuda Dunes, CA
3-May Local 506 Chapel Hill, NC
4-May Isis Asheville, NC
6-May The EARL Atlanta, GA
7-May The Melting Point Athens, GA
8-May Bottletree Cafe Birmingham, AL
9-May Siberia New Orleans, LA
10-May Fitzgerald's Houston, TX
11-May Stubb's Jr Austin, TX
12-May The Live Oak Music Hall & Lounge Fort Worth, TX
14-May Low Spirits Albuquerque, NM
16-May eTown Hall Boulder, CO
17-May Larimer Lounge Denver, CO
18-May The State Room Salt Lake City, UT
22-May The Satellite Los Angeles, CA
23-May The Independent San Francisco, CA
24-May Strawberry Music Festival El Portal, CA
27-May Sasquatch Festival George, WA
2-Jun Nelsonville Festival Nelsonville, OH
19-Jul Wildwood Music Festival Willamina, OR

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