Kendra Sheetz Boston, Massachusetts’ The Brother Stereo recently released a new single. The song is titled “The Ballad of the Washed Up (and Seemingly Forgotten)” and it is an upbeat tune for downtrodden times.
This marks the third effort this year from the new Massachusetts alternative rock band, led by songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Robert Kelly, the brother of longtime Dropkick Murphys drummer Matt Kelly, and the Boston punk band’s substitute touring bass, banjo, and mandolin player.
Kelly shared the following about the new song:
“It’s about being at the top of your game and being a human under a lot of pressure. It’s about the superficiality of the people you meet, keeping up the facade of fame in the eyes of the world and trying to relate to others… I just had Hollywood in mind for some reason and what it must be like for people who are so famous and desirable they can’t walk down the street. Then what it’s like to be the person who used to be that famous and the shit you get for not being as ‘perfect’ or ‘beautiful’ as you used to be. Washed up, if you will.”
Stream “The Ballad of the Washed Up (and Seemingly Forgotten)” below and keep checking back for more from The Brother Stereo.
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