Elder Brother
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Elder Brother

Elder Brother formed in Nashville around 2010 when Josh Turner and Dan Rose started writing songs together. Their debut album 'Heavy Head' came out in 2013,...

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Elder Brother's quiet Nashville songs

A duo whose music holds space for both alt-country warmth and indie folk reflection.

If you're new to them, 'Lightning Bug' and 'Wish You Were Here' give a good sense of their tone. They're the kind of songs that sound like they were written in a quiet room.

They've built a small but steady catalog that feels lived-in, not polished. Songs like 'Lightning Bug' and 'Webs' show how they work with simple arrangements and direct lyrics. Their debut track 'Throw Me To The Wolves' still gets mentioned by listeners who found it at the right time.

Josh Turner and Dan Rose started writing together in Nashville around 2010. Their first album 'Heavy Head' arrived in 2013, followed by 'Stay Inside' in 2016 and 'Songs for the Night' in 2019. Turner's autoimmune diagnosis that same debut year meant touring wasn't always possible, so the work stayed mostly in the studio.

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Elder Brother formed in Nashville around 2010 when Josh Turner and Dan Rose started writing songs together. Their debut album 'Heavy Head' came out in 2013, featuring the track 'Throw Me To The Wolves' that became popular with their listeners.

They followed with albums like 'Stay Inside' in 2016 and 'Songs for the Night' in 2019. Songs such as 'Lightning Bug' and 'Webs' show their style, which has some alt-country and indie folk elements but doesn't stick to one sound.

Turner's health became an issue in 2013 when he was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that affected their touring schedule.

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