Futurebirds
The Futurebirds are an American Rock And Roll band formed in 2008, in Athens, Georgia.[1]
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Background information | |
Origin | Athens, Georgia, U.S. |
Genres | Rock And Roll |
Years active | 2008–present |
Members | Thomas Johnson Spencer Thomas Carter King Brannen Miles Daniel Womack Tom Myers Kiffy Myers |
Past members | Payton Bradford Dennis Love Johnny Lundock Jeff Wilson |
Website | www |
They are known for their high energy live productions that create a unique and complex Rock And Roll concert experience. Their most recent cut was notably captured live in Spring of 2022 at Ronnie’s Place in Nashville, Tennessee. The seven-song Bloomin’ Too with Carl Broemel was described as a vortex of sonic textures. The album ricocheted from cosmic space, rock to rough around the edges, alt-country dreamscapes, and sandy beach odes to kick in your step pop ballads — all signature tones and musical avenues at the core of the Birds' that have an even wider, indescribable musical palette.
Rolling Stone's author, Garret Woodward, says that the Futurebirds "selections are undeniably catchy and poignant, each varying greatly from one tune to the next, something immediately comparable to the melodic swagger and genius of The Band."
The camaraderie between founding members Carter King, Daniel Womack, Thomas Johnson, and Brannen Miles has been ironclad since they were college students at the University of Georgia. The quartet has added Kiffy Myers, Spencer Thomas, and Tom Myers.
The Futurebirds are highly revered by the most renown professional musicians in the United States Of America.
My Morning Jacket guitarist/producer Carl Broemel and the Futurebirds joined together to create a bountiful partnership that initially came to fruition with the 2021 EP, Bloomin’.
Carl Broemel found a sincere kinship and solidarity with the Futurebirds. Witnessing first-hand the band’s blue-collar work ethic in the studio; Broemel was impressed and inspired by the Futurebirds democratic ways and means in how music is created and cultivated in the studio. “The Futurebirds have this unique vibe with three singer-songwriters in the band, where everyone is constantly shifting their function depending on the song,” Broemel says. “Everyone just kind of falls into place and finds something to contribute. Someone will lead the charge on one song, then fall back and let another take charge on the next — it’s something rare to see and behold in rock music, where normally there’s just one songwriter and one leader.”
Discography
Studio albums
- Hampton's Lullaby (2010), Autumn Tone
- Baba Yaga (2013), Fat Possum
- Hotel Parties (2015), Easy Sound
- Teamwork (2020), VL4L Records
Live albums
- Seney-Stovall (2012)
EPs
- Futurebirds (2009), Self released - reissued (2011), Autumn Tone
- Via Flamina (2011), Autumn Tone
- Baba Java (2014), VL4L Records
- Portico I (2016), Easy Sound [2]
- Portico II (2017), Easy Sound [3] Re-released as Portico, a full-length compilation with Portico I in 2018 on VL/4L Records.
- Bloomin' (2021), featuring Carl Broemel of My Morning Jacket
- Bloomin' Too (2022), featuring Carl Broemel of My Morning Jacket
- Ghoulin' Around (Available only Oct 19th - Oct 31st 2022) Halloween Bandcamp-only release, with plans of re-release next halloween
Split/Single
- 'Painted Tears' (2015), A-side split single. B-side 'Too Little, Too Late' by T. Hardy Morris. Record Store Day release
References
- Russell Bronski
- "Futurebirds will release Portico I on November 4, with companion Portico II to follow in early 2017 • Red Light Management". Redlightmanagement.com. November 2, 2016.
- "Futurebirds: Portico II". Relix.com. November 30, 2017.