Yellowbirds

Yellowbirds
Origin Brooklyn, New York
Genres Indie rock, psychedelic rock
Years active 2009 (2009)–2014
Labels Royal Potato Family
Associated acts Apollo Sunshine
Website YellowbirdsMusic.com
Past members Sam Cohen, Brian Kantor, Josh Kaufman, Annie Nero, George Lewis Jr, Wynne Bennett, Max Koepke, Brian Geltner

Yellowbirds was an American indie rock band active from 2009 to late 2014. It was first formed by guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Sam Cohen as a solo project, shortly after the dissolution of Cohen's band Apollo Sunshine. After Yellowbirds' debut album release The Color in 2011,[1] their sophomore album Songs from the Vanished Frontier was released in 2013.[1][2] According to Rolling Stone in 2013, the band "mixes rock, folk and weird bits of R&B filtered through a psychedelic lens."[2]

History

2009-12: Founding, first releases

Main article: The Color

The band Yellowbirds was first formed in 2009 by Sam Cohen, shortly after the dissolution of Cohen's psychedelic pop and rock band Apollo Sunshine. Cohen, a guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter, began recording new music in is own bedroom studio.[1] With the assistance of friends on several tracks, he released several singles in 2010. In 2011 he released his debut album The Color as Yellowbirds.[1] It was released on Brooklyn indie label, Royal Potato Family in February 2011. Early members included George Lewis Jr on bass (leader of Twin Shadow), Wynne Bennett on keys (also Twin Shadow), Max Koepke on rhythm guitar and autoharp (Self Righteous Brothers) and Brian Geltner on drums. Later members included Cohen, drummer Brian Kantor, multi-instrumentalist Josh Kaufman, and bassist Annie Nero.[1]

2013-14: Songs from the Vanished Frontier

In 2013 Cohen began writing songs for the band's sophomore album Songs from the Vanished Frontier, primarily using acoustic guitar.[1] It received a positive review from Eric R Danton of Rolling Stone in May, who wrote that the band "mixes rock, folk and weird bits of R&B filtered through a psychedelic lens."[2]

After a number of performances in the summer and fall of 2014 in locations such as Prospect Park in Brooklyn, Yellowbirds played their final show on November 1, 2014, at the Brooklyn venue Baby's All Right.[3]

Members

Past

Discography

Albums

Studio albums by Yellowbirds
Year Album title Release details
2011 The Color
  • Released: Feb 15, 2011
  • Label: Royal Potato Family
  • Format: CD, digital
2013 Songs from the
Vanished Frontier
  • Released: May 5, 2013
  • Label: Royal Potato Family
  • Format: CD, vinyl, digital

Singles

Selected songs by Yellowbirds
Year Title Album Release details
2010 "The Rest of My Life" Single Self-released (Oct 12, 2010)
"The Honest Ocean" Single only Self-released (Nov 2010)

References

External links

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