The Firebird Band (Chris Broach of Braid) working on first album since 2004 with Will Yip, raising money on Kickstarter
by Andrew Sacher
It’s a good time to be a Braid fan. Last year they put out their first album in 16 years, No Coast, and co-frontman Bob Nanna released his first City on Film album since 2005 (both on Topshelf). Now Braid’s other co-frontman, Chris Broach, is getting set to release the first album from his electro-rock band The Firebird Band since 2004’s The City at Night. They’re recording it with in-demand producer Will Yip, who did the new Braid record and a lot of other cool stuff lately like mewithoutYou, Title Fight, Pianos Become the Teeth, La Dispute and more. They’re currently funding the album on Kickstarter, and they say:
Most of the songs are written and ready to be completed in the studio, though there are a few more to write (as there’s always something magical about getting into the studio which leads to creating some great on-the-spot music). Not to mention, we’re asking some of you for a song title and themes, if you should accept the challenge.
What do we need the money for? We’re pressing it ourselves, paying for recording ourselves, paying for travel and studio time needed to record / mix / produce / master the record, and paying for anyone who might be working this thing (PR/Radio, if we meet some of our stretch goals) ourselves.
You can read more, donate, and check out the various reward options here.
The Firebird Band don’t have any dates coming up, but Braid will be in NYC for day 3 (7/26) of Gigawatts Fest with Beach Slang, Swearin’, Cheap Girls, Laura Stevenson, Chumped and more. Tickets are still available and we’re also giving away a pair.
While you wait for the new Firebird Band record, stream The City At Night below…
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