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The latest single from Boston alt-country supergroup (and 2024 Boston Music Award winner for Country Artist of the Year) is particularly special for the band. It's one of the few tracks they have that includes their late bandmember Dave Mirabella, who passed away in 2022. Even without that knowledge, "Watch the Trees" is a particularly nostalgic and mournful sounding song. This is cosmic country at its absolute finest. It's interesting to have a song virtually twang free be as solidly country as "Watch the Trees" is, but that's the power of Other Brother Darryl. This is a heartbreakingly beautiful and powerful track without being truly gloomy. The song grows more uplifting as it goes on. It may be centered on loss and melancholy, but it ends on a hopeful note.
Dan Nicklin says of his band's latest single:
"The idea of being a little kid in the back seat of the car and listening to music has been one I have been carrying around for years. As the song ‘Watch the Trees’ came together, the concept of being in a band and falling in love with music again developed. That image of being a little kid in the backseat of a smoky car, being wrapped up in music, watching the trees rush by, seemed perfect. I guess I was challenging the band to fall in love with music again as brothers."
You can listen to "Watch the Trees" below. Roll Shine Roll is due out February 28, and is available for pre-order here. For more on Other Brother Darryl, check out the band's website. If you're in or around the Boston area, be sure to head out to Lizard Lounge in Cambridge on March 8 for the release show.
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