Briars of North America

“We try and mix a sort of roots americana sound — shape note singing, old-timey string music, and classic folk and country songs — within experimental, new classical, and electronic music frameworks. So in our music there’s a bit of Robert Wyatt, Brahms, Walt Whitman, Jeff Mangum, a touch of dubstep, all the music that’s been filtering into our heads over our lives. In the end this album ends up feeling unique to me because it’s personal; it draws directly from our stories, major life events, the friends and music that surround us in Brooklyn and in Hudson, NY.” – Jeremy Thal of Briar of North America.