Jon Lowell- guitar and vocals
Josh Lowell- trumpet
James Lowell- percussion
Influences
Smokey Robinson, Elvis Costello, Bob Dylan, Elvis Perkins, Lou Reed, Neko Case, Beth Orton, David Byrne, Nick Cave, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, Merle Haggard, Gram Parsons, Otis Redding, Lucinda Willliams, Townes Van Zandt, Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Sufjan Stevens
Right now Feather Sheds Bird is a band of one but recruiting is semi-actively taking place.
Jon Lowell plays guitar and sings and plays harmonica. He would like to learn other instruments like the hammer dulcimer, the singing saw and the theramin. He got a guitar in his late adolescence and started to think about writing songs after listening to the music of Bob Dylan, Lou Reed, etc. About seven years later he actually started to write songs and kind of likes the idea of others listening to them.
He's had several ambitions throughout his life: archaeologist, private detective, greetings card writer, monk, CIA agent, movie scriptwriter. He always did well in school and was voted "most trustworthy" by his high school peers. A curious distinction because nobody divulged any particularly salacious information to him. He has a fondness for sleeping outside- especially under bridges or in church courtyards. He is looking forward to springtime so he can do so more frequently.
Apart from being one of those comments you rightfully hate with all your divine powers this also happens to be...well, my stupid attempt to leave a trace in your frontal lobe that'll last more than 10 seconds. I don't believe it'll work. Then again, I believe in unbelievable things.
The album. Download it. Either on iTunes or for free. Let it breathe on your playlist for a while. It will grace your chips, wires, ears. It'll make your aura shine. Then again, maybe you don't like presents. Which is perfectly fine.
