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Carter Martin: vocals/guitar/keyboard
Bryan Mooney: lead guitar
Ben James: drums/djembe

In January of 2010, high school juniors Carter Martin and Bryan Mooney formed the indie/acoustic rock band Blackbird Sunset. The group was created as an act for their high school talent show, and that spring Blackbird Sunset released their self-titled EP online. The three songs were recorded at Hit & Run Studios in Gaithersburg, Maryland with locally famed engineer Steve Carr. The EP included two songs For You and Lost written before the creation of the band, as well as a third song titled Fraying Hands. The latter was featured on the DC Rocks CD, put out by the Esente Music Group, and various online jukeboxes, bringing both Fraying Hands and Blackbird Sunset much attention. The following year, Martin and Mooney filled the band out, adding drummer Ben James and promptly began recording their first album Casual Obsessions. The CD was recorded at Grubby Thicket Studios in Bethesda, MD with engineer and classmate Sahil Ansari. The album includes revised versions of tracks from the original EP as well as newly written hits. Tunes by Blackbird Sunset are beautifully composed with soulful but sharp melodies, intimate lyrics, and the enthusiastically strong rhythms of James on drums.

contact us: bamooney7@gmail.com
myspace.com/blackbirdsunset
facebook.com/blackbirdsunsetband

Download "Casual Obsessions" on iTunes or on one of these websites:
www.blackbirdsunset.bandcamp.com
www.vibedeck.com/blackbirdsunset