O’Brother’s Tanner Merritt Releases Debut Solo Album; Stream ‘Doubt’ in its Entirety

by Ryan Minic | Apr 30, 2013

O’Brother guitarist/vocalist Tanner Merritt released his debut solo album today.

Titled Doubt, listen to it over on Bandcamp.

The record was tracked in 2009, but “got swept under the rug for a few years.” Merritt is currently at work on a second solo record, which he plans to start recording soon.

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