singer/songwriter david lamb, cellist jerusha robinson, and multi-instrumentalist jeremy robinson, known as the dark americana trio brown bird, have brought subtly disturbing lyrics dressed in soothing harmonies to those who will listen since 2003. their sound ranges from simple sea-shanty style folk to complex counterpoints with an eastern european flavor. their influences of indie rock, classical music, and old american hymns rise and fall within their songs like whitecaps on a dark and stormy sea.

david introduced the first catalog of his songs in the winter of 2002 - 2003 to friends and family while unemployed and living in seattle. he returned to the east coast in late 2003, and in the spring of 2004, the current line-up was born with the release of their first ep, tauto. a self-titled ep ensued the following spring. just before their first united states tour, brown bird remixed and combined the two eps into one aptly named cd, tautology. their first full-length album, such unrest, was released in the spring of 2007.

brown bird's newest full-length, the bottom of the sea, is a collection of very old and brand new songs recorded in chronological order in February 2008. The album is more stripped-down and traditionally song oriented than the earlier releases, with beautiful vocals and instrumentation from fellow brown birds jeremy and jerusha, along with annie palmer and eliza blue.