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] [6] Tiberius’ Fish in a Pond mini-album followed in 2023, [12] [13] and included the Chanterelle (The Fungi Song),” “Fish in a Pond,” and “Clippers” singles. [14] [15] [16] Fish in a Pond peaked at #184 in the North American College & Community NACC 200 chart. [17]
In February 2025, Tiberius released the “Sag” single [18] before being introduced to the Audio Antihero label by Avery Friedman. [19] Audio Antihero re-released “Sag” in July with the announcement of Troubadour, the band's label debut album. [20] [21] [1] Between August and October, Tiberius released the “Felt,” “Moab,” and “Painting of a Tree” singles, which premiered on Post-Trash, Under the Radar, and The Alternative. [22] [4] [23] The band toured [24] and playing live alongside these releases, [25] [26] [27] in addition to recording radio sessions for WNYU, [28] WCHC, [29] KGNU, [30] WVKR, [31] [32] WORT, [33] and Dandelion Radio. [34] [35] The band were also nominated as Best Country Artist in the 2025 Boston Music Awards during this period. [36] [37]
The Troubadour album was released on November 14. [38] [39] [40] “Sag” reached #1 in the Hype Machine “Popular Now,” “Highlights,” and “Most Posted Now” charts. [41] [42] [43] The album debuted in the NACC 200 at #191 on November 25, [44] before reaching #90 in the following weeks. [45] [46]
The Troubadour album received 8/10 from PopMatters, [38] 9/10 from God Is In the TV, [47] 5/5 from New Noise Magazine, [48] and 8/10 from Mindies. [49] It also received coverage from Under the Radar, [4] NPR Music (All Songs Considered), [39] KLOF Mag, [2] The Alternative, [50] [51] [52] Post-Trash, [53] and Relix, [54] as well as airplay from BBC Radio Scotland, [55] KEXP, [1] [56] WVKR, [57] [32] WFMU, [58] and others. [59] [60] [61]