News
Angelo EP Out Today via Ghostly International
Aug 05, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Oakland duo Brijean (composed of percussionist Brijean Murphy and multi-instrumentalist Doug Stuart) have released a new EP, Angelo, today via Ghostly International. They have also shared a video for a new single from the EP, “Take a Trip.” More
Jan 27, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Poolside (Jeffrey Paradise) and Oakland duo Brijean (composed of percussionist Brijean Murphy and multi-instrumentalist Doug Stuart) have shared a new collaborative single, “Better When We’re Close,” via a visualizer. More
Out Now via Mom + Pop / Ninja Tune
Dec 02, 2021
By Joey Arnone
San Francisco producer Tycho (aka Scott Hansen) and Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie have shared a remix of their collaborative track “Only Love” done by Oakland duo Brijean. It is out now via Mom + Pop / Ninja Tune. More
Plus Another Michael, Alex Lahey and Gordi, Allie Crow Buckley, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 12, 2021
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone and Emma Goad)
Welcome to the fifth Songs of the Week of 2021. The week’s big news was the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. More
Feelings Due Out February 26 on Ghostly International
Feb 11, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Oakland-based duo Brijean (comprised of percussionist Brijean Murphy and multi-instrumentalist Doug Stuart) have shared a video for their new single “Hey Boy.” It is the latest offering from their upcoming album Feelings, which is set to drop February 26 on Ghostly International. More
Plus Kevin Morby, Crowded House, Django Django, and a Wrap-up of the Last Three Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Nov 13, 2020
By Christopher Roberts (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the 42nd Songs of the Week of 2020. We haven’t done a Songs of the Week in three weeks. Because of last week’s presidential election there were hardly any new songs of note released and we were too on edge awaiting the outcome to be decided to focus on new music. The week before was the run up to Halloween and there were certainly some worthy songs then, but for whatever reason we didn’t get Songs of the Week finished in time and abandoned it. So this week’s Songs of the Week covers the last three weeks, but mainly songs from this week and two weeks ago. More
Feelings Due Out February 26, 2021 via Ghostly International
Nov 12, 2020
By Joey Arnone
Oakland-based duo Brijean, comprised of percussionist Brijean Murphy and multi-instrumentalist Doug Stuart, have announced a new album, Feelings, and shared a video for its first single, “Day Dreaming” (which features Chaz Bear, aka Toro y Moi, on keyboards and engineering). More
Interviews
Transporation and Next Dimensions
Oct 17, 2022
By Jordan Michael
We’re constantly transitioning through life. We learn new things everyday and carry emotional baggage. For Brijean Murphy and Doug Stuart, their intimate music collaboration under the name Brijean is conseptualized from transitions. More