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band active from 2009 to late 2014. It was first formed by guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Sam Cohen as a solo project, shortly after the dissolution of Cohen's band

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. After Yellowbirds' debut album release '' The Color'' in 2011, their sophomore album '' Songs from the Vanished Frontier'' was released in 2013. According to ''

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'' in 2013, the band "mixes rock, folk and weird bits of R&B filtered through a psychedelic lens."

History

2009-12: Founding, first releases

The band Yellowbirds was first formed in 2009 by Sam Cohen, shortly after the dissolution of Cohen's psychedelic pop and rock band

. Cohen, a guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter, began recording new music in its own bedroom studio. With the assistance of friends on several tracks, he released several singles in 2010. In 2011 he released his debut album '' The Color'' as Yellowbirds. It was released on Brooklyn indie label, Royal Potato Family in February 2011. Early members included George Lewis Jr on bass (leader of Twin Shadow), Wynne Bennett on keys (also Twin Shadow), Max Koepke on rhythm guitar and autoharp (Self Righteous Brothers) and Brian Geltner on drums. Later members included Cohen, drummer Brian Kantor, multi-instrumentalist

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, and bassist Annie Nero.

2013-14: ''Songs from the Vanished Frontier''

In 2013 Cohen began writing songs for the band's sophomore album '' Songs from the Vanished Frontier'', primarily using acoustic guitar. It received a positive review from Eric R Danton of ''

'' in May, who wrote that the band "mixes rock, folk and weird bits of R&B filtered through a psychedelic lens." After a number of performances in the summer and fall of 2014 in locations such as Prospect Park in Brooklyn, Yellowbirds played their final show on November 1, 2014, at the Brooklyn venue Baby's All Right.

Members

;Past * Sam Cohen (2009-2014) - vocals, guitar * Brian Kantor (~2012-2014) - drums *

(~2012-2014) - multi-instrumentalist *Annie Nero (~2012-2014) - bass *George Lewis Jr (~2009-2012) - on bass *Wynne Bennett (~2009-2012) - keys *Max Koepke (~2009-2012) - rhythm guitar and autoharp *Brian Geltner (~2009-2012) - drums

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

YellowbirdsMusic.com
{{Authority control Musical groups from Brooklyn Psychedelic rock music groups from New York (state)