[Cover photo credit to Luke Rogers]
Nashville-based band Brother Elsey has announced their self-titled debut album, due out January 31, 2025 via River House Artists. Produced by Drew Long (KALEO, Judah & The Lion), Brother Elsey is a “coming-of-age portrait.” Along with the announcement, the band have shared their new single “Wrong Things,” wherein they are “grappling with self-sabotage.”
Vocalist and guitarist Brady Stablein shares:
‘Wrong Things’ is a song about self-sabotage. I think that’s something deeply relatable to most people trudging through life, just trying to get it right. Sometimes it feels like the only way is to ignore the good entirely and lean into the worst parts of yourself. It’s not in the wrong actions themselves that you might find some solutions to your problems, but in the later reflection of what you’ve done that might be what’s needed. Keep doing the wrong thing long enough and it might lead the way to the right things.
“Wrong Things” follows “Blameless Blue,” “Bolt Cutter Eyes” and “Red Tape” (co-written by Madi Diaz), all of which will appear on Brother Elsey. The set was recorded at East Nashville’s Ivy Hall.
Drummer Dalton Thomas comments about the album:
I think this record is the most honest piece of work we’ve ever created. I think there’s a song for everyone – a lot of humanity and growth from adolescence to adulthood, and the struggles that we all face in that transition. The years leading up to this were the hardest and most challenging times for us personally, and as a band. It’s honest because we lived it and I hope everyone can connect with a song to help them through some lessons we learned along our journey.
This Fall, the band will embark on a headlining tour with stops in New York, Boston, Washington, D.C. and more cities. The group is comprised of siblings Brady Stablein (vocals and guitar), Beau Stablein (bass), and Jack Stablein (lead guitar), plus honorary kin Dalton Thomas (drums).
Brother Elsey – 2024 Tour Dates
October 18 – Cincinnati, OH – Top Cats
October 19 – Chicago, IL – Beat Kitchen
October 20 – Davenport, IA – Racoon Motel
October 23 – Boston, MA – Middle East Upstairs
October 24 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
October 25 – Philadelphia, PA – The Lounge at World Cafe Live
October 26 – Richmond, VA – Richmond Music Hall
October 27 – Washington, D.C. – Pieshop
October 31 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Tavern
November 1 – Columbus, OH – A&R Music Bar
November 2 – Pittsburgh, PA – Club Cafe
November 3 – Charleston, WV – Mountain Stage
November 7 – Nashville, TN – Cannery Hall (Row One)
November 8 – Indianapolis, IN – Lofi Lounge
November 9 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Pyramid Scheme
November 14 – Toronto, ON – The Rivoli
November 16 – Detroit, MI – The Shelter
