Brother Bird Shares "Pessimist"

septiembre 16, 2026

Brother Bird Shares “Pessimist” Single via The Daily Music Report

Announces Tours With Manchester Orchestra + Hey, Nothing

The Lodge In Miller County Out 9/25 via Easy Does It Records

Brother Bird, the moniker of Caroline Glaser, today has released her new single “Pessimist” from her upcoming album The Lodge In Miller County, due out September 25th via Easy Does It Records. The textured, spacious track follows album singles “Landlord,” “Dirt,” “Pariah” and “Chameleon,” which have earned praise from Atwood Magazine, Americana Highways, Magnet Magazine, and more.

Brother Bird will be wrapping up a tour opening for Manchester Orchestra, playing tonight at Seattle’s Neptune Theatre. She has also announced an October East Coast Tour with folk duo Hey, Nothing, in addition to upcoming dates with Ok Cowgirl across the Midwest and Nashville. Full routing is below.

Watch “Pessimist”

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“Pessimist”: Stream | YouTube
“Landlord”: Stream | YouTube
“Dirt”: Stream | YouTube
“Pariah”: Stream | YouTube
“Chameleon”: Stream | YouTube

“I think ‘Pessimist’ may have been the final song I wrote for the album,” Glaser says. “This is one of the more gut wrenching ones to me. It’s about fighting for something that’s already gone. Mourning the loss of what you thought you had while still seemingly ‘in it.’ The end becomes this chaotic, sort of manic sounding instrumental section, layered with lyrics and moments from previous tracks. Ultimately ending back in the car, looping back into the intro (the arrival of ‘The Lodge’)… It was really important to me that the whole album felt seamless. No stops, no starts. Just a continuous journey through someone’s unfiltered brain.”

Glaser’s songwriting lives in tight, intimate spaces, full of the embarrassments and small indignities that come with being human. An early brush with televised stardom shaped her ambitions in music. It made her certain she didn’t want to be a product, and led her to the realization that actually making music is what she cares about. She gave herself the role of captain of the ship, working closely with friends and mentors Andy Hull and Robert McDowell of Manchester Orchestra on her first LP, Gardens, before co-producing and writing her 2024 Easy Does It Records debut, Another Year, with producer Owen Lewis.

Beyond Brother Bird, Glaser has stayed busy. Last year she announced Funambulist, a new band with longtime friend and collaborator Kevin Devine, formed after months on the road together. She opened for and accompanied Devine on the Make the Clocks Worse tour (the joint anniversary run for KD’s Make the Clocks Move and New Amsterdam’s Worse for the Wear), along with a handful of solo shows and Bad Books dates. She has since been invited to sing on Bad Books 2 (Revisited) alongside longtime collaborators and pals Andy Hull and Robert McDowell, and has been quietly writing with Hull on a separate project for the past few years, with more to share soon.

“Pessimist” is out now via Easy Does It Records. Read the feature at The Daily Music Report and the premiere coverage at V13.

Live Dates

9/16 – Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre %
9/18 – Trout Lake, WA – Trout Lake Hall ^
9/21 – Nashville, TN – Row One (Cannery Hall) #
9/22 – Bloomington, IN – The Bishop #
9/24 – Chicago, IL – Subterranean #
9/25 – Detroit, MI – TSDMAAC Confessional #
10/18 – Toronto, ON – The Opera House @
10/20 – Montreal, QC – Le Studio TD @
10/21 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club @
10/23 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza @
10/24 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of The Living Arts @
10/26 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club @
10/27 – Charlotte, NC – Amos’ Southend @
10/30 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse @

% with Manchester Orchestra
^ with Sean Rowe
# with Ok Cowgirl
@ with Hey, Nothing

The Lodge In Miller County – Track Listing

The Lodge In Miller County
Bride
Chameleon
Pariah
Prodigy
Dirt
Evaporate
Patient
Supermarket
Landlord
Spectacle (feat. Andy Hull)
Pessimist

About Brother Bird

Brother Bird is the project of Caroline Glaser, whose work blends intimate, confessional lyricism with atmospheric indie textures. Drawing influence from artists like Mazzy Star, Big Thief, and The Cranberries, her music sits in a space that is both soft and unflinching, often centering on themes of imposter syndrome, dissatisfaction, and the complexity of being human.

The Lodge In Miller County was produced by Glaser alongside Jamie Martens, Owen Lewis, and Andy Hull, continuing a collaborative thread that has helped shape her evolving sound while maintaining the emotional clarity at the center of her work.

Across releases including her self-titled EP, Gardens, and Easy Does It Records debut Another Year, Glaser has built a catalog defined by vulnerability, specificity, and a distinct sense of voice.

Brother Bird will be direct (and only) support for Andy Hull of Manchester Orchestra’s Spring/Summer 2026 tour.

Photo credit: Chris Bauer