Tiberius | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Indie rock, Emo, Alternative Country |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | Audio Antihero |
| Members | Brendan Wright Kelven Polite Pat King Sam Blumenstiel Colin Boyd |
| Website | www |
Tiberius is an indie rock band based in Boston, Massachusetts, originally founded as a solo project of songwriter Brendan Wright. [1] [2] [3]
Brendan Wright began working on solo recordings under the Tiberius name in 2015, [2] self-releasing don't let your light fade, ya little disco ball in 2016 and A Depressing Optimism in 2018. [4] [5]
Wright relocated from Rutland, VT [6] [7] to Boston, MA, [8] and released the Lull album in 2021, [5] which was preceded by the “Pale Ale,” “Lull” and “Furrow” singles. [9] [10] [11]
With an expanding lineup, [2] [4] [12] Tiberius’ Fish in a Pond mini-album followed in 2023, [13] [14] and included the Chanterelle (The Fungi Song),” “Fish in a Pond,” and “Clippers” singles. [15] [16] [17] Fish in a Pond peaked at #184 in the North American College & Community NACC 200 chart. [18]
In February 2025, Tiberius released the “Sag” single [19] before being introduced to the Audio Antihero label by Avery Friedman. [20] Audio Antihero re-released “Sag” in July with the announcement of Troubadour, the band's label debut album. [21] [22] [1] Between August and October, Tiberius released the “Felt,” “Moab,” and “Painting of a Tree” singles [23] [4] [24] with the band touring [25] and playing live alongside these releases, [26] [27] [28] in addition to recording radio sessions for WNYU, [29] WCHC, [30] KGNU, [31] WVKR, [32] [33] WORT, [34] and Dandelion Radio. [35] [36] The band were also nominated as Best Country Artist in the 2025 Boston Music Awards during this period. [37] [38]
The Troubadour album was released on November 14th. [39] [40] [41] “Sag” reached #1 in the Hype Machine “Popular Now,” “Highlights,” and “Most Posted Now” charts. [42] [43] [44] The album debuted in the NACC 200 at #191 on November 25th, [45] before reaching #90 in the following weeks. [46] [47]
The Troubadour album received 8/10 from PopMatters, [39] 9/10 from God Is In the TV, [48] 5/5 from New Noise Magazine, [49] and 8/10 from Mindies. [50] It also received coverage from Under the Radar, [4] NPR Music (All Songs Considered), [40] KLOF Mag, [2] and Relix, [51] as well as airplay from BBC Radio Scotland, [52] KEXP, [1] [53] WVKR, [54] [33] WFMU, [55] and others. [56] [57] [58]