Julia Brown (band)

Julia Brown
Julia Brown
Origin	Baltimore, Maryland
Genres	Indie rock; indie pop; lo-fi; bedroom pop;
Years active	2013–2014
Labels	Birdtapes
Past members	Sam Ray; John Toohey; Alec Simke; Caroline White; Dan Collins;

Julia Brown was an American indie pop band from Baltimore, Maryland.

History[edit]

Julia Brown began in early 2013 after the break up of the band Teen Suicide, with the release of their debut studio album to be close to you via Birdtapes.^[1]^[2] They would feature on a split with Modern Baseball and Old Gray the same year and toured throughout the year until their last concert in October, and the band fell inactive as Sam and Torts reformed Teen Suicide with J2 on guitar soon after.

In 2014, Julia Brown released their second studio album independently (and on Joy Void Recordings in 2016), titled An Abundance of Strawberries.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

In 2018, a compilation, An Abundance of Bsides & Shit, was released on the group's Bandcamp page. In May 2021, the previous compilation was rereleased as An Abundance of B-sides, which contains one additional song, "Closing, On A Roof (Acoustic Demo)".

In December 2021, Ray stated in an Instagram post that no further projects would ever be released under the Julia Brown name.

Band members[edit]

Sam Ray – lead vocals, lead guitar (2013–2014)
Dan "DC" Collins – rhythm guitar, keyboards, bass (2013)
Alec "Torts" Simke – bass, keyboards, backing vocals (2013–2014)
John "J2" Toohey – drums (2013–2014)
Caroline White – viola, backing vocals (2013–2014)

Timeline

Discography[edit]

Studio albums

to be close to you (2013, Birdtapes)
An Abundance of Strawberries (2014, self-released; 2016, Joy Void Recordings)
An Abundance of Bsides & Shit (2018, self-released)

Singles

"Library" B/W "I Wanna Be a Witch" (2013, Birdtapes)

References[edit]

^ Greene, Jayson. "Julia Brown - To Be Close to You". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
^ "EP: Julia Brown – to be close to you". The Up-Turn. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
^ Ward, Adam (August 11, 2014). "Julia Brown - An Abundance of Strawberries". Portals Music. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
^ McDermott, Patrick. "Listen To Julia Brown's Self-Leaked "An Abundance of Strawberries"". The Fader. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
^ Geffen, Sasha (December 18, 2014). "Beyonce, D'Angelo, and the albums that don't make year-end lists". Chicago Reader. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
^ Scott, Linzy. "Music You May Be Interested In (It's All Really Good!)". WRVU. Retrieved June 23, 2015.

[1] Greene, Jayson. "Julia Brown - To Be Close to You". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 22, 2015.

[2] "EP: Julia Brown – to be close to you". The Up-Turn. Retrieved June 22, 2015.

[3] Ward, Adam (August 11, 2014). "Julia Brown - An Abundance of Strawberries". Portals Music. Retrieved June 22, 2015.

[4] McDermott, Patrick. "Listen To Julia Brown's Self-Leaked "An Abundance of Strawberries"". The Fader. Retrieved June 22, 2015.

[5] Geffen, Sasha (December 18, 2014). "Beyonce, D'Angelo, and the albums that don't make year-end lists". Chicago Reader. Retrieved June 23, 2015.

[6] Scott, Linzy. "Music You May Be Interested In (It's All Really Good!)". WRVU. Retrieved June 23, 2015.

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