Newark, NJ (Top40 Charts/ Missing Piece Group) The
Lost Brothers will release The Passing of The Night
September 25th on Brendan Benson's Readymade Records. The album, which was produced by Benson of the Raconteurs, is the U.S. debut for the Irish acoustic duo. "Now That The Night Has Come," an ode to nocturnal wonderings and wanderings, premieres on AOL Spinner.com today, with an mp3 download and video of the band in the studio with Benson. The Irish Times recently described The
Lost Brothers as sounding "like the ghost of Hank Williams whispering a secret to the Everly Brothers." They begin their first American tour, opening for Glen Hansard, on
September 18th in
Boston at the Berklee Performance Center. (full itinerary below)
Recorded in just five days, The Passing of the Night showcases The
Lost Brothers doing what they do best -- crafting catchy, folk-tinged songs that hark back to a time when life was simpler. The band -- made up of experienced touring musicians Oisin Leech and Mark McCausland -- first caught the ear of producer Benson in 2011 and he invited them to open for the
Raconteurs on some shows in their native Ireland. Talk soon turned to recording and a plan was hatched for Brendan to record a song or two for the brothers in his Nashville studio. With the wealth of songs The
Lost Brothers brought to the session, and the rate in which Brendan was laying them down, they all quickly realized that what started off as a bit of fun had turned into an album.
"Working with Brendan was inspirational and his work ethic and focus overflowed onto us," said Leech and McCausland. "There was a great spirit of friendship and creativity in the studio. Ideas would be flying high about how to record the next song and we would grab at them like crazed pirates racing towards some finish line. Brendan really believed in the lyrics, the songs and the guitar playing, and this gave us great confidence. He's a wonderful producer and the album itself is the best photo we could have to remember the studios sessions by."
Leech and McCausland spin tales of desperation, hope and the celebration of life and death on The Passing of The Night and are backed by an impressive collective of Nashville musicians, including Gill Landry (Old Crow Medicine Show), Brad Pemberton (the Cardinals), Paul Brainard (M. Ward, Richmond Fontaine) and Andrew Higley (Ben Folds) -- dubbed The Lost Brotherhood.
The
Lost Brothers describe their sound and music as an entirely new genre called "Cosmic Swamp." "With Brendan's help, we recorded the songs onto two inch tape in lightning speed while a tornado blew outside the studio," they explain. "Some songs turned into
David Lynch nightmares while others sound like a New Orleans band way after midnight falling from the bar."
The
Lost Brothers first met in an old, dusty library in Liverpool, England in 2007. From their first encounter, they noticed they had a lot in common. They both come from Ireland (Leech from Navan, McCausland from Omagh), and having both come from musical families, they had both played in various bands since a young age and had gone to Liverpool to seek a brighter future. The pair shared the same love of music (from the Carter Family to Sam Cooke, Mississippi John Hurt to Dion and the Belmonts, Phil Spector to the Louvin Brothers, the Impressions to Van Morrison), and before long, were jamming together in the dive bars of Liverpool when not on the road with their other bands.
The pair were regular faces on the Liverpool music scene and when together, people began to call them, The Lost Brothers.
Feeling the pull from across the sea, however, the twosome decided to leave the bands they were in at the time and de-camp to Portland, Oregon. There they hooked up with producer Mike Coykendall (M. Ward, Bright Eyes), and recorded in his attic, what would become their debut album, Trails of the Lonely. Returning to the U.K., the duo headed for London where they started their own label, Bird Dog Recordings, on which they released Trails of the Lonely in November 2008. NME gave the album 8/10 and called it "Otherworldly." Their second album, So Long John Fante, was released in 2011 and also received critical acclaim.
The Passing of The Night will mark the band's third release, and first on Readymade Records. Formed by songwriter Benson and manager Emily White, Readymade was conceived as home for Benson's latest role as producer. Based on an innovative business model that incorporates experienced partners from boutique media firms, and with the launch of publishing and film divisions, Readymade is quickly creating a name for itself in the Nashville music scene and around the globe.
Tue, 9/18: Boston, MA - Berklee Performance Center
Wed, 9/19: Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
Thu, 9/20: Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
Sat, 9/22: Cincinnati, OH - Taft Theater
Sun, 9/23: Atlanta, GA - Buckhead Theater
Tue, 9/25: St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
Wed, 9/26: Lawrence, KS -
Liberty Hall
Fri, 9/28: Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater
Sat, 9/29: Minneapolis, MN - First Ave.
Tue, 10/2: Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theater
Wed, 10/3: Seattle, WA - Moore Theater
Thu, 10/4: Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
Sat, 10/6: San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
The Passing of The Night track listing:
1. Not Now Warden
2. Bird In A Cage
3. Send Me Off To Sleep
4. Far Side
5. Now That The Night Has Come
6. Widow Maker
7. Tumbling Line
8. Blinding Glow
9. Blue Moon in September
10. Hey Miss Fannie
11. Until the Morning
The Lost Brothers:
Oisin Leech - vocals, guitar
Mark McCausland - vocals, guitar
The Lost Brotherhood:
Brendan Benson- Producer, bass, drums, backing vocals.
Gill Landry-
Double bass,accordion, banjo.(Old Crow Medicine Show)
Brad Pemberton- Drums, percussion.(The Cardinals)
Andrew Higley- Piano, musical saw, pump organ, keys.
Paul Brainard- Pedal steel, banjo, trumpets.(M.Ward)
Zach Casebolt- Fiddle
Dominic Leslie- Mandolin
Neil O'Neill - Percussion
