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History

In 2006, Leech appeared on

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' cover of

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's '' Baby I'm Yours'', sharing lead vocals with Arctic Monkeys'

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. The song was released as a b-side on Arctic Monkeys' single ''

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''. McCausland was the lead guitarist in The Basement, who were signed to the Liverpool-based label

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. McCausland and Leech first met while The 747s and The Basement toured together, and The Lost Brothers formed in 2008 following the disintegration of both bands. The band have been recording and touring extensively ever since, releasing five albums in the years between 2008 and 2018. Their first album, ''Trails of the Lonely,'' was released in 2008 and produced in Portland Oregon by Mike Coykendall ( Bright Eyes,

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) and

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collaborator Adam Selzer. In 2010 The Lost Brothers recorded their second album, ''So Long John Fante'', in

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with producer Colin Elliot with members of

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's band backing them in the studio. The album received positive reviews in ''

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'', ''

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'' and the ''

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'' and saw the band perform live on '' The Late Late Show'' and on the

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''. In 2011, the band travelled to

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where they recorded new material with

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as producer. Members of

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and

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performed as their band for the recordings which became their third album, ''The Passing of the Night''. The album was released on Benson's Readymade Records in the U.S. and on

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in Europe. In 2011, Barbara Orbison invited the band to record a song for the 75th

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anniversary album. In 2014, The Lost Brothers recorded their fourth studio album, ''New Songs of Dawn and Dust'', in

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with producer

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and features Nick Power of

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. These sessions also spawned a mini album, which features The Lost Brothers, along with Ryder-Jones and Power, performing each other’s songs, new material, and cover versions of some of their favourite artists. Titled ''Bird Dog Tapes Volume 1'', it was recorded in a single day and released two years later in 2016. In 2018, they recorded their fifth album, ''Halfway Towards a Healing'' in Tucson Arizona with producers

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and Gabriel Sullivan. The album was released to wide critical acclaim from leading music publications, including

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, Uncut,

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, and

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. In October 2019, The Lost Brothers announced that their sixth album, ''After The Fire After The Rain'' would be released in February 2020. The album was recorded in New York and produced by Bob Dylan cohort Tony Garnier and Daniel Schlett. They released an initial song from the album in October 2019, "Fugitive Moon", featuring

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on guitar.

Discography

* ''Trails of the Lonely'' (2008) * ''So Long John Fante'' (2011) * ''The Passing of the Night'' (2012) * ''New Songs of Dawn and Dust'' (2014) * ''Bird Dog Tapes (mini album)'' (2016) * ''Halfway Towards a Healing'' (2018) * ''After The Fire After The Rain'' (2020)

References

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