Brother Oliver
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Greenville, Michigan, USA |
| Genres | Indie rock, psychedelic folk, Americana, alt country |
| Years active | 2013-present |
| Labels | Forthright Records |
| Members | Andrew P. Oliver Stephen Oliver George Sweet Ryan McCarthy |
| Past members | Devin Taylor |
| Website | brotheroliver |
Brother Oliver is an American indie rock band based in Greenville, South Carolina.[1]
Background
[edit]Brother Oliver was formed in 2013 by brothers Andrew P. Oliver and Stephen Oliver in Greenville, Michigan before moving the band to Greenville, South Carolina where they currently reside.[2][3]
They have released three studio albums, two EPs, and twenty singles under their label Forthright Records.[4]
The band’s mandolin player, Stephen Oliver, is the Guinness World Record holder for the ‘longest mandolin playing marathon’.[5]
The band's bassist, George Sweet, is a classical composer published under Excelcia Music Publishing.[6][7]
Film
[edit]In 2024, Brother Oliver was the subject of the documentary How to Break a World Record which followed Stephen Oliver's attempt to break the world record for the ‘longest marathon playing mandolin’.[8][9]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]- Stubborn Fool (2014) (Forthright Records)
- Brother Oliver (2017) (Forthright Records)[10]
- Well, Hell (2019) (Forthright Records)[1]
EPs
[edit]Singles
[edit]- I Rely on Everything (2017) (Forthright Records)
- What Will Be Will Be (2017) (Forthright Records)
- O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (2017) (Forthright Records)
- Castles (2018) (Forthright Records)[13]
- False Prophet (2018) Forthright Records)
- Coffee and a Cigarette (2019) (Forthright Records)[14]
- Someday (2019) (Forthright Records)
- Blinded (2019) (Forthright Records)
- Improving Morale (2019) (Forthright Records)
- Altars (2019) (Forthright Records)[15]
- Mad World (2019) (Forthright Records)
- While I’m Driving (2020) (Forthright Records)
- Between Two Lines (2020) (Forthright Records)[16]
- Stars / I Dreamed a Dream (2021) (Forthright Records)
- Minimum Wage (Parlor Version) (2022) (Forthright Records)[17]
- Blind Belief (2022) (Forthright Records)
- The Greatest Adventure (2023) (Forthright Records)
- Washed Up (2023) (Forthright Records)[18]
- The Foggy Dew (Walkout Remix) (2024) (Forthright Records)
- Pitchforks (2024) (Forthright Records)
- Outside Looking In (2024) (Forthright Records)[19]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Brown, Krissy (2019-09-23). "Q&A: Andrew Oliver of Brother Oliver". Cowboys and Indians Magazine. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ Blace Carpenter (2023-12-27). "Picking passion". The Daily News. Greenville, MI. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ Fohner, Kara. "Meet the folk-rock duo that's playing in Gastonia". Gaston Gazette. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "About". Forthright Records. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ Harris, Vincent (2024-06-13). "Upstate band's record-breaking documentary to debut on Apple TV, Amazon Prime". GREENVILLE JOURNAL. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ Harris, Vincent (2024-06-20). "Greenville composer creates sci-fi symphony for youth orchestras: Upstate Beat". GREENVILLE JOURNAL. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "Excelcia Music Publishing".
- ^ bsimon@postandcourier.com, Benjamin Simon (2024-03-20). "A Greenville artist set a world record playing the mandolin. Now it's a film". Post and Courier. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "The local musicians behind "How to Break a World Record"". GVLtoday. 2024-06-24. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "LISTEN: Folk-rock innovators Brother Oliver release full-length record". HuffPost. 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "Brother Oliver's key strokes: Command Shift EP". Elmore Magazine. 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ Staff, V13 (2023-03-24). "Brother Oliver Puts the Pedal Down On 'Sped Up Vol. 1'". V13.net. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Rattler Magazine". RATTLER. 2020-04-04. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ Harris, Vincent (2019-01-08). "Brother Oliver releases new single". GREENVILLE JOURNAL. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ Huber, Chris (2019-08-23). "Brother Oliver - "Altars"". Extra Chill. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "Brother Oliver Release New Single "Between Two Lines", Watch the Lyric Video". Future Chord. 2020-04-27. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ McGinnis, Chris (2022-04-17). "Brother Oliver - "Minimum Wage (Parlor Version)"". Extra Chill. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ Huber, Chris (2023-11-30). "Premiere: Brother Oliver - "Washed Up"". Extra Chill. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "Rattler Magazine". RATTLER. 2024-08-16. Retrieved 2024-09-25.