Painting of a Tree by Tiberius - Audio Antihero [AAH038D]

Painting of a Tree

Tiberius

A 4 track indie rock single (18m 28s) — released October 10th 2025 on Audio Antihero

#rock #indie-rock
  • Genre: Farm Emo / Indie / Alternative / Country Gaze / Alt Country Emo
  • FFO: Pinegrove / feeble little horse / Greg Freeman / Wednesday / Courtney Barnett / MJ Lenderman / Ben Seretan / Frog
  • Support: Under the Radar Magazine / Allston Pudding / Penny Mag / Boston Hassle / Swim Into The Sound / Notion
  • Interviews: AnalogueTrash / Penny Mag / WIRE / Allston Pudding / Campus Times / WERS

Boston's Tiberius have announced their new album,'Troubadour,' for release via Audio Antihero (Frog / Avery Friedman / CIAO MALZ / The Noisy) on November 14th. "Painting of a Tree" is the album's final single, and will be released on October 10th.

Originally a solo project for Brendan Wright (they/them), Tiberius has evolved into a catchy and cacophonous four-piece, producing what Wright calls "Farm Emo."This expanded lineup of Wright, bassist Kelven"KP"Polite (he/him), drummer Sam Blumenstiel (he/him), and pedal steel player Pat King (they/them) blends Indie Punk, Alt Country and Psychedelia with confessional, yet conversational and relatable songwriting.

This sonically layered and expansive collection sees Tiberius go from the angry to the ambient, offering intensity and heart and a warm and rustic flair. Leading singles "Sag" and "Felt" wouldn't be out of touch on a Deep Elm compilation, while songs like "Moab" and "Sitting" veer into folksy Indie Country Pop.

The sprawling "Redwood" and "Painting of a Tree" are other highlights of the record, ones which see Wright dig into what they call their "meathead influences," with arrangements that expand and implode as lyrics that range from anguished and angsty ("You don't love me anymore / I don't think you ever did.") to the devastating ("I hope they love you / Like I do / At least the way I wanted to / Not the way I did.")

Artist Quote for the Painting of a Tree single:

"There's this older man I work with - a kooky gentleman who's kind of off his rocker - but at the same time can incite this erudite understanding of the human condition. When I asked him if he had any advice for someone really mulling over some heartache, he chuckled. He said, "an artist cannot paint a tree, unless they examine all aspects of it." I wrote, Painting of a Tree, as an homage to this idea that this kind of hurt was a truly human experience. A kind of pain I wouldn't wish on anyone, but something that I feel thankful to have experienced. The kind of pain that makes us who we are." – Brendan Wright (they/them)
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