Psychedelic folk rockers Brother Oliver officially return on December 4th with the release of their new Command Shift EP.
Quit scrolling and get a sneak peek right now, debuting worldwide at The Vinyl District — where frontman Andrew Oliver sat down to discuss his personal journey in music and dive deeper into the songs.
Out on the South Carolina quartet’s in-house label, Forthright Records, the EP is riddled with their question-asking approach to lyricism and touches on issues both past and present — like the death of entertainment, social media discourse, and simply finding a way to get through it all.
The instrumentation has classic flashes of the band — electric mandolin power solos and catchy choruses — but also doesn’t lack musical depth and grit. What’s new is the synth work found on every track. The electronic elements play into the overall aesthetic of the release, tied together by its somewhat-cryptic artwork that is simply an image of a keyboard.
In case you missed it earlier this week, revisit the single premiere for “Who Shot The Music?” featured in Elmore Magazine.