Taken By Name

There are a lot of things wrong with the world right now. Brandon Green knows that. Until recently, the 22-year-old Boston-based songwriter-composer-producer-bassist wasn’t sure how to do anything about it. Brought up in the affluent suburbs of southern Connecticut, wrong was everywhere, but usually covered with a shiny facade. Taken By Name, as a result, is a musical exploration the reality of his surroundings, with the shiny facade of electronics. With inspiration coming from daily happenings on the subway, cultural cynicism, past relationships and future desires, Brandon aims to explore the sometimes wrongful realities of these things through lyrics, composition and production.(Brandon maintains complete artistic control of the project and records all music himself in his Boston apartment.) The droning, suspenseful “Switch On/Switch Off” analyzes the temptation of a monotonous, destructive lifestyle; the mellow, bass heavy “Soft” finds solace in the ones who help you rise above that lifestyle. All of the music culminates into the overriding concept of Taken By Name’s upcoming debut album, Kid Lightbulb, in which Brandon hopes to depict one’s struggle to find love & meaning in a culturally crippled nation. The album is finished and awaiting a release in weeks. The album’s precursor, The Unspeakable EP, is available in all major online marketplaces.