Brother & Co.

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Brother & Co.
Brother & Co. performing at Johnny D's in Somerville, Massachusetts
Background information
OriginSomerville, Massachusetts
Years active2012–2015
MembersJoshua Pritchard
John Pritchard
Andy Plaisted
Dave Westner
Andy Santospago
John Ryan Gallagher
Websitewww.brotherandcompany.bandcamp.com

Brother & Co. was an American rock band from Somerville, Massachusetts. The band was formed in 2012 by singer-songwriter Joshua Pritchard and his identical twin brother John.[1] The Pritchard brother's previous musical group, Ruin/Renewal, released two EP's on the independent Portsmouth, New Hampshire based music label Burst and Bloom.[2]

Production for Brother & Co.'s debut album Unknow You was partially funded by a successful Kickstarter campaign in May 2013,[3] which was lauded by the alternative music criticism website Powder My Noise.[4]

Unknow You was recorded over four days in January 2013 at Q Division Studios. The album received advance praise from the music criticism website Jamsphere.com, which hailed the release as "utterly unique," and "one of the best indie albums [of 2013]."[5] Unknow You was first released in June 2013, but received a secondary release in December 2013. Following the album's second release, The Noise Music New England praised it as "unique and moving."[6]

The band released the two-song EP SACRED OBJECT in April 2014.[7] Joshua Pritchard released an album of new material under the name Bad Person on September 14, 2018.[citation needed] Three Bad Person singles followed in 2019; "Do That On Your Own Time," "Re-Namer," and "Heat Lightning."[8] In 2020, Pritchard released his fourth and final single as Bad Person,"Safe Habitat," which was premiered by Plastic Mag UK.[9] Pritchard will release an album of new material in late 2021.

Discography[edit]

  • Unknow You (LP) CD, digital (Seaewe Records, 2013)
  • SACRED OBJECT (EP) CD, digital (Seaewe Records, 2014)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lockwood, J.C. "New band, new album, new sound for the Brothers Pritchard".
  2. ^ "Ruin / Renewal". March 9, 2011.
  3. ^ "Unknow You (Debut Album)". Kickstarter.
  4. ^ "Crowdfunding Corner: Brother and Company – Powder My Noise". www.powdermynoise.com.
  5. ^ "Brother & Co. Deliver An Incomparable Experience On "Unknow You" – JamSphere". jamsphere.com.
  6. ^ "CD Reviews". November 28, 2013.
  7. ^ "Boston's Brother & Co Release 2-Song Collection "Sacred Object" - Music News Nashville". Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  8. ^ "J. L. Pritchard". SoundCloud. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  9. ^ Pringle, Rob (May 22, 2020). "PREMIERE: BAD PERSON – Safe Habit". Plastic Magazine. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

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