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, MA, originally founded as a solo project of songwriter Brendan Wright. [1] [2] [3] They are a Best Country Artist nominee in the 2025 Boston Music Awards. [4] [5]
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. [6] [7]
Wright relocated from Rutland, VT [8] [9] to Boston, MA, [10] and released the Lull album in 2021, [7] which was preceded by the “Pale Ale,” “Lull” and “Furrow” singles. [11] [12] [13]
With an expanding lineup, [2] [6] [14] Tiberius’ Fish in a Pond mini-album followed in 2023, [15] [16] and included the Chanterelle (The Fungi Song),” “Fish in a Pond,” and “Clippers” singles. [17] [18] [19] Fish in a Pond peaked at #184 in the North American College & Community NACC 200 chart. [20]
In February 2025, Tiberius released the “Sag” single [21] before being introduced to the Audio Antihero label by Avery Friedman. [22] Audio Antihero re-released “Sag” in July with the announcement of Troubadour, the band's label debut album. [23] [24] [1] Between August and October, Tiberius released the “Felt,” “Moab,” and “Painting of a Tree” singles [25] [6] [26] with the band touring [27] and playing live alongside these releases, [28] [29] [30] in addition to recording radio sessions for WNYU, [31] WCHC, [32] KGNU, [33] WVKR, [34] [35] WORT, [36] and Dandelion Radio. [37] [38] The band were also nominated as Best Country Artist in the 2025 Boston Music Awards during this period. [4] [39]
The Troubadour album was released on November 14th. [40] [41] [42] “Sag” reached #1 in the Hype Machine “Popular Now,” “Highlights,” and “Most Posted Now” charts. [43] [44] [45] The album debuted in the NACC 200 at #191 on November 25th, [46] before reaching #90 in the following weeks. [47] [48]
The Troubadour album received 8/10 from PopMatters, [40] 9/10 from God Is In the TV, [49] 5/5 from New Noise Magazine, [50] and 8/10 from Mindies. [51] It also received coverage from Under the Radar, [6] NPR Music (All Songs Considered), [41] KLOF Mag, [2] and Relix, [52] as well as airplay from BBC Radio Scotland, [53] KEXP, [1] [54] WVKR, [55] [35] WFMU, [56] and others. [57] [58] [59]