The first official “Artist of the Week” is brown bird from Rhode Island.

“Thomas Paine once said, ‘reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it’. Brown Bird’s new self-produced release, Fits of Reason, raises its hat to Mr. Paine in a flurry of cerebral themes that surface in the album’s eleven songs.

The band’s two members, David Lamb and MorganEve Swain, continue to build their sound from the foundations of blues and American roots music, utilizing the simple foot-percussion, violin, cello and upright bass that they have become known for, while expanding Swain’s vocal presence and flaunting Lamb’s lyrical mastery. Recorded in their home-state of Rhode Island at Machines With Magnets, Fits of Reason is inspired by the writings of Omar Khayyam, Christopher Hitchens, and Plato, among others, and grapples with the human condition in a smooth but unapologetic departure from the band’s previous release, Salt for Salt. With the introduction of electric guitar, electric bass, and a more prominent display of the band’s Middle Eastern, metal, and psych-rock influences, Fits of Reason delves into heavier territory and invites the listener to hear with discerning ears.”

As many of you know, David has recently been diagnosed with a serious illness and has found himself not only coping with the disease, but the also the medical bills that accompany it. Please head over to their page and buy some of their band merch. Get some great music, support a great band, and help a great man.

You can catch Brown Bird on tour in Boston on June 27 at Brighton Music Hall. Please check their page for more tour dates.