The band’s name, Brother Down, encapsulates an amalgamation of meanings. The name was originally inspired from an account in the book of Genesis where one day the light did not shine as Jacob’s sons came to him with a sun-shrouded message from Egypt, from the Black Land, where they had journeyed to find nourishment during a worldwide famine. Dark-soiled from the fertile Nile, Egypt’s “blackness” now loomed before Israel for a wholly different reason: a harsh ruler had demanded that the “spies”, Israel’s sons, “bring [their] brother down” to Egypt to prove their authenticity. The name also refers to our fallen nature in that we all fail and fall. It also is a reference to Christ who came down to Earth wrapped in human flesh.

Genre
Acoustic Rock

Band Members
Founding members Jordan Brownlee (Guitar, Vocals) and Chris Reno (Vocals, Guitar). To the Black Land features Ryan Allshouse (drums and percussion), Alex Wurmbr... See More

Record Label
Bultitude Records

Current Location
Santa Cruz, CA
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