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] They are a Best Country Artist nominee in the 2025 Boston Music Awards. [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] Tiberius’ Fish in a Pond mini-album followed in 2023, [12] and included the Chanterelle (The Fungi Song),” “Fish in a Pond,” and “Clippers” singles. [13] [14] [15] Fish in a Pond peaked at #184 in the North American College & Community NACC 200 chart. [16]
In February 2025, Tiberius released the “Sag” single [17] before being introduced to the Audio Antihero label by Avery Friedman. [18] Audio Antihero re-released “Sag” in July with the announcement of Troubadour, the band's label debut album. [19] [20] [1] Between August and October, Tiberius released the “Felt,” “Moab,” and “Painting of a Tree” singles [21] [4] [22] with the band touring [23] and playing live alongside these releases, [24] [25] [26] in addition to recording radio sessions for WNYU, [27] WCHC, [28] KGNU, [29] WVKR, [30] [31] WORT, [32] and Dandelion Radio. [33] [34] The band were also nominated as Best Country Artist in the 2025 Boston Music Awards during this period. [3]
The Troubadour album was released on November 14th. [35] [36] [37] “Sag” reached #1 in the Hype Machine “Popular Now,” “Highlights,” and “Most Posted Now” charts. [38] [39] [40] The album debuted in the NACC 200 at #191 on November 25th, [41] rising to $140 the following week. [42]
The Troubadour album received 8/10 from PopMatters, [35] 9/10 from God Is In the TV, [43] 5/5 from New Noise Magazine, and 8/10 from Mindies. [44] It also received coverage from Under the Radar, [4] NPR Music (All Songs Considered), [36] KLOF Mag, [2] and Relix, [45] as well as airplay from BBC Radio Scotland, [46] KEXP, [1] [47] WVKR, [48] [31] and others. [49] [50]