Ben Braden and Sarah Parson began writing and singing folk music together in the winter of 2009 in Minneapolis, MN. Within a few months they were playing shows in Minneapolis, Chicago and other Midwestern venues, and before summer they had finished recording their first release, the critically praised EP Everywhere To Go.
Following the release of Everywhere To Go, Ben and Sarah headed west, relocating The Lower 48 to Portland, OR. Playing regularly on the West Coast, they developed a more mature sound and wrote a host of new songs. In the summer of 2010, Nicholas Sadler, another Minneapolis native relocated to Portland, and joined the band as percussionist. The Lower 48’s first full-length album, Where All Maps End, reveals the band’s collaboration to portray the pain, pleasure and uncertainty of being young and making one’s way in the world.
The band will celebrate the release of Where All Maps End with a special holiday show, December 29th at Doug Fir in Portland. A tour returning to the Midwest is in the works for early 2012.
Where All Maps End is a reflection of the past, finding it’s strongest influence in music from the 1960’s. The Lower 48 is a quintessential organic band in the digital age. This record is being released completely independently just as the member’s begin their 20’s.
MP3: Into The Woods by The Lower 48
MP3: The End by The Lower 48
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