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Upon returning home that summer, James began playing those same songs with his other older brother Abe Wilson at parties and open mic nights around
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called the lead single from the album, "Believer/Pretender," "an absolute stunner, a sweeping piece of ‘80s-tinged guitar rock that recalls the sounds of New Order, The War on Drugs, and R.E.M., while still being unmistakably Sons of Bill."
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playing guitar in a rock band and free-lancing as a jazz guitarist. The two brothers spent an evening in Sam's apartment playing old country songs that their dad had taught them, as well as some new songs that James had recently written.
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founded by brothers Sam, Abe, and James Wilson, along with bassist Seth Green and drummer Todd
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who was interested in producing their next release. The band first met with Lowery in the fall of 2010 to discuss plans for the album and subsequently entered Sound of Music
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the band's fifth studio album, was released in April 2018. The album was completed after James Wilson suffered a debilitating injury to his hand that impacted his ability to play guitar.
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to help offset recording and production costs. The campaign was a success, hitting its $ 20,000 goal in just over 24 hours and eventually doubling that goal in the month it was active.
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