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Photo by Pat Piasecki Other Brother Darryl's Roll Shine Roll has been a musical highlight of 2025, with their song "Watch the Trees" being our favorite track from the album. Now the Boston band has released Rewatch the Trees , a three song EP that includes the album version of the song as well as an acoustic one from a Q Division session and the demo of the song. If you love one of the best country/folk/Americana songs of the year as much as we do, you're going to want to check this out. I've personally always loved hearing alternate versions of my favorite songs, and most bands don't release alternate takes like they used to. The acoustic version of "Watch the Trees" is particularly compelling, since it may lose the epic build in the album version, but gains a more rootsy, personal feel. Other Brother Darryl have quietly become a Boston roots scene favorite, and releases like this are exactly why. Nate Leavitt says of his band's new release: “‘W...

Photo by Pat Piasecki 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 aro...