O’Brother’s Tanner Merritt on the art of melodic rock and the band’s new album, Garden Window

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The genre term “melodic metal” sounds a bit ridic’, but it’s not a bad descriptor for bands such as O’Brother. The band mixes heavy rock and atmospheric, ambient melodies.

The five-piece calls Atlanta, Georgia, home but is currently on a co-headlining tour with Junius. We recently spoke with Tanner Merritt of O’Brother and found out how the fellas got Andy Hull and Robert McDowell of Manchester Orchestra to produce the band’s new album, Garden Window, and what the band has learned from other musicians while touring.