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The Brass was originally set in motion in the summer of 2012 by guitarists Ryan Brodie and Nick Wilson. Based in Portland Oregon, the five-piece was formed with musicians from up and down the west coast. That summer the band began writing its first batch of songs before some of the members had even met. By sending demos back and forth between the group and prospective front-man Matt Forbes in Washington State; they were able to mold four songs right away that would become the core of their first E.P. release “Armsreach” in the fall of 2014. The E.P. was self-released digitally as well as on 10” vinyl by Snatchee Records in Wenatchee Washington.
Over the years the group went through several member changes while continuing to play small and mid-sized clubs around the Northwest, opening for such acts as: Strung Out, Good Riddance, D.I. Get Dead, A Wilhelm Scream, Direct Hit, Off With Their Heads, Swingin Utters, DFL, Stiff Little Fingers and many more.
The Brass just released their second record “Mob Neutrality”. A seven-song summation of their time as a band and the Pre-Covid world it was written in. The album touches on topics from social media to child abuse and from bureacratic corruption to personal struggles with mental health.
The band plans to heavily promote the new record by releasing multiple music videos online to accompany all other online outlets, reviews, features and playlists. They also plan to adapt to the Covid crisis through a combination of livestream showcases, online interviews with punk media outlets and collaborations with other groups and artists.
Over the years the group went through several member changes while continuing to play small and mid-sized clubs around the Northwest, opening for such acts as: Strung Out, Good Riddance, D.I. Get Dead, A Wilhelm Scream, Direct Hit, Off With Their Heads, Swingin Utters, DFL, Stiff Little Fingers and many more.
The Brass just released their second record “Mob Neutrality”. A seven-song summation of their time as a band and the Pre-Covid world it was written in. The album touches on topics from social media to child abuse and from bureacratic corruption to personal struggles with mental health.
The band plans to heavily promote the new record by releasing multiple music videos online to accompany all other online outlets, reviews, features and playlists. They also plan to adapt to the Covid crisis through a combination of livestream showcases, online interviews with punk media outlets and collaborations with other groups and artists.