Brendan Kelly & The Wandering Birds "I'd Rather Die Than Live Forever" 2026-07-31 It's a potent and perfect

It's a potent and perfect storm of elements

though other targets-fear ("Cold and Ugly")

recorded and mixed the album in literally three days of time

It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album at the 47th Grammy Awards

Brendan Kelly & The Wandering Birds "I'd Rather Die Than Live Forever" 2026-07-31 It's a potent and perfectBrendan Kelly is a blogger, father, TV host, and frontman of The Lawrence Arms; and this newest rock band was formed in the spirit of other artist collectives like Wu Tang Clan and Crass. The ambitious 12 song debut is a brave collaboration of friends (musicians, graphic artists, studio nerds, and even a college film professor) and it offers diverse songs and ample instrumentation to set this album apart from the typical punker goes acoustic project.