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Artist
The Hudson Branch
12+ albums
folkindiealternativeindie rockchicago
about
For the past six years four brothers from Chicago have been busy using their love of pop music to build a mini-empire under the name The Hudson Branch. They’ve collaborated with NPR’s popular and innovative podcast Radiolab, shared the stage with English new wave pioneers New Order, and performed experimental live shows alongside media giants Google and Disney. They’ve also recorded and produced three ambitious albums, leading The Chicago Sun-Times to declare them “a polished quintet, building on roots in sensitive folk-rock (think: Nick Drake), Genteel early ‘60s pop (echoes of Burt Bacharach) and polite indie-rock (a la the Sea and Cake.)” For all these accolades, the brothers Cobey & Corey Bienert and Matthew & Jacob Boll actually grew up as suburban Christian kids who discovered their musical talents while singing in church choirs, playing in bands and acting in theater groups. Yet as their teens faded into their twenties, doubts crept in. Despite their changing beliefs they continued to chase after the experience they loved about connecting with a room full of people singing music together. “What started with this high we’d get while performing music on a church stage,” explained singer Cobey Bienert, “shifted into the freedom of expression we found in leaving that stage for something all our own.” In the midst of this deeply personal evolution, they stumbled on a sound that reflected their willingness to evolve. A sound that includes the soul of 1960’s pop music, th
