[Cover photo courtesy of Jessie McCall]

The Brothers Comatose recently released new single “25 Miles”  which is a summery track conjuring the freedom of the road with friends. It hails from their upcoming album, Golden Grass, arriving September 12th, 2025.

Singer/songwriter Ben Morrison says of the track:

’25 Miles’ is about a journey with friends, being carefree, and letting the experience of the road allow for a momentary escape from the troubles of the world.

Talking about their sound development as a band, guitarist/singer Ben Morrison says:

My brother, Alex, and I have a lot of respect for bluegrass, but it was never in our blood. We were raised on California rock and folk and country music, so when we got our hands on some traditional acoustic instruments growing up, that’s just the energy and the attitude we naturally channeled. A fan started calling our sound Golden Grass, and the phrase just felt right. 

The band have named their upcoming new album after the moniker. Recorded in the Bay Area with co-producers Greg Holden and Tim Bluhm, Golden Grass taps into an innovative West Coast Roots movement that brings together old school string band instrumentation with singer/songwriter craftsmanship and the energy of Rock.

Morrison adds:

The Golden Grass sound is a little more laidback than high and lonesome. It’s more relaxed than it is refined. It’s got all sorts of natural imagery, from the desert to the ocean to the redwood forests, but at its heart, it’s a campfire jam on the beach where anyone can strum a few chords and join in. The more the merrier.

Speaking on the arrival of Addie Levy on mandolin, Morrison says:

This album came together over a long period of time, and it bridges the lineup change, so the songs really represent an amalgamation of different periods in our lives. Alex and Addie and Phil all wrote tunes for it, as well, so there’s a lot of variety, but there’s a through-line of live performance that ties the whole thing together.

THE BROTHERS COMATOSE 2025 TOUR DATES

Jul 18 – Jul 20 – Under the Big Sky Festival – Whitefish, MT (w/ Tyler Childers, Mumford & Sons, Red Clay Strays)

Jul 19 – Under the Big Sky After Parties – Whitefish, MT

Jul 23 – Jul 27 – FloydFest – Floyd, VA

Jul 24 – Jul 26 – Gambler’s Run Music Festival – Crystal Bay, NV

Aug 1 – Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace – Bakersfield, CA

Aug 2 – Santa Cruz Mountains Brewgrass Festival – Felton, CA

Aug 3 – Mountain Sage Coffeehouse – Groveland, CA

Aug 8 – Aug 10 – Grand Targhee Resort (Targhee Fest) – Alta, WY

Aug 16 – National Lentil Festival – Pullman, WA

Aug 30 – The Gaslight Socials – Casper, WY

Aug 31 – Steamboat Free Summer Concerts – Steamboat Springs, CO (w/ Little Moon Travelers)

Sep 11 – Lodge Room – Highland Park, CA (w/ Hogslop String Band)

Sep 12 – Sep 14 – Pickin’ in the Pines – Flagstaff, AZ

Sep 18 – The Hamilton (The Hamilton Live) – Washington, DC

Sep 19 – Sep 21 – FreshGrass Music Festival – North Adams, MA

Sep 19 – The Sultan Room – New York, NY

Sep 21 – Stone Mountain Arts Center – Brownfield, ME

Sep 25 – 28 – Boats & Bluegrass Festival – Winona, MN

Sep 26 – Martyrs’ – Chicago, IL (w/ Bronwyn Keith-Hynes)

Sep 28 – Atwood Music Hall – Madison, WI

Oct 2 – Old Rock House – St. Louis, MO (w/ Two Runner)

Oct 3 – 5 – 3 Sisters Bluegrass Festival – Chattanooga, TN

Oct 3 – 3rd & Lindsley – Nashville, TN (w/ Two Runner)

Oct 5 – Eddie’s Attic – Decatur, GA (w/ Two Runner)

Oct 7 – The Charleston Pour House – Charleston, SC (w/ Two Runner)

Oct 8 – Visulite Theatre – Charlotte, NC (w/ Two Runner)

Oct 9 – – Oct 12 – The Moonshiner’s Ball – Livingston, KY

Oct 9 – The Open Chord – Knoxville, TN (w/ )Two Runner

Oct 10 – – Oct 12 – Ramble Festival – Darlington, MD

Oct 17 – The Guild Theatre – Menlo Park, CA

Oct 18 – Great American Music Hall – San Francisco, CA

Nov 6 – Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom & Cervantes’ Other Side – Denver, CO (w/ Goodnight, Texas)

Nov 7 – Aggie Theatre – Fort Collins, CO (w/ Goodnight, Texas)

Nov 8 – The Commonwealth Room, Salt Lake City, UT (w/ Goodnight, Texas)

Nov 9 – The Commonwealth Room – Salt Lake City, UT (w/ Goodnight, Texas)

Nov 20 – The Crocodile – Seattle, WA (w/ Goodnight, Texas)

Nov 21 – Wonder Ballroom – Portland, OR

Nov 22 – Midtown Ballroom – Bend, OR (w/ Goodnight, Texas)

[additional dates to be announced]