Formed in Philadelphia in 2007 and relocated in DC in 2013, the band has released two full-length albums --Of Shemales and Kissaboos (2009) and Masking (2015) – with multiple EPs interspersed while touring extensively on the DIY circuit throughout North America. They might be new to you, but they've been around the block a time or two; long enough to cycle through a few drummers, multiple synth players, and a few different vehicles, one of which hit a deer in 2013, stranding and ultimately keeping Schurr in DC. The incremental process of write-record-tour-repeat has paid creative dividends for Br'er; the songwriting process happens fast and with a sturdy confidence. Schurr also acts as ringleader for freak-electronic label/collective Blight Records, which has caught significant attention both in and around DC for its embrace of experimentalism, queers, transgenders, punks and anti-fascists. Br'er’s third LP, Brunch is for Assholes, was recorded in March and April, 2016 at Schurr's home studio at the Lighthouse in the Petworth neighborhood of DC. Petworth has a particular significance to the writing of the record, as it is known as one of the fastest gentrifying neighborhoods in the city. Given the current political turmoil in the District, Brunch is a timely discourse on the social history of the last eight years, given the uncomfortable context of present day politics. Help Me Live’ was written during a period of time where I was misdiagnosed with cancer,” explains lead singer/songwriter Ben Schurr. “A doctor who couldn’t even make eye contact with me told me I had lymphoma without giving me a biopsy and was preparing to schedule me for 6 rounds of chemo, and was “let go” from the hospital a few weeks later. During this period of grief, the song ‘Help Me Live’ came to me while walking home from work, as almost a prayer to a higher power to keep me strong and alive – which I suppose worked, because I went to another hospital and turned out to be cancer free. The song was conceived in a few hours and finished the next day. Benjamin Schurr - Vox, Synth, Bass VI, Mpc, Percussion Paige Brubeck - Vox Mixed & Recorded by Benjamin Schurr @ BLIGHT. Studios. Mastered by Ali Jafaar