new music

Arrest Me

The Music Ninja recently premiered our latest single "Arrest Me," raving "It's soulfully crafted, funk-inspired, and an absolute blast to groove to."

Press Play says simply... "We bloody love Bora York."

Next stop... the album.  Stay connected on Facebook and Instagram for updates.  We don't have a date locked in yet, but the release show will be this August in Minneapolis!

Album Update

The second album is getting close.  Really close.  It's been fun to see the direction of the new songs and to look ahead towards a release.  I love the process, and I also get antsy towards a release show and playing more live, as well as just being able to put out another full-length online.

We're in the process of putting together concepts for a couple music videos as well.

Here's some shots of recording drums with Bjorn a couple weeks back:

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LET LOOSE + UPDATE

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LET LOOSE

Hello friends, thanks for stopping by!  We are very excited to finally release our first new song since our debut album Dreaming Free.  It's called Let Loose and it premiered yesterday on Neon Gold Records.  You can listen below, and it's also available for download on iTunes.

UPDATE

So there's the song.  Here's a bit of what else is happening with us these days and some factoids about us:

     -  Chris and Rebekah just had a baby boy (their first child) together on April 23.

     -  Chris writes and produces the songs almost entirely at home in their Minneapolis two-bedroom apartment.

     -  Recent placements of Bora York songs have included ABC's The Middle, CBS' Criminal Minds, a few different MTV shows, and a Buick ad.

     -  In contrast to the songwriting for the first album, which started out as intending to be a folk album, Chris and band are writing new songs based on what's been most fun to play at live shows - thereby leading to more dance-heavy songs in development... that, and 80's synth pop.

     -  Bora York has done everything (recording, pressing, PR, booking, management) independently through Chris' own label / music house Anthem Falls Music, where he also composes and releases other albums.  Taylor Lewin, who can often be found engineering a new record at Humans Win Studio in Minneapolis, is working with Chris and the band on production input, PR, photography and video, and more.  He's also worked with fantastic local musicians Grant Cutler, Step Rockets, and more.

Bora York on Criminal Minds Wednesday

Tune in this Wednesday at 9/8 central to hear a Bora York tune (who knows which one!) featured on CBS' Criminal Minds!

To check out some of BY's past placements and features, go to anthemfallsmusic.com/reel.

New Website

Hey friends!  Welcome to our new website.  While I'll certainly do my best to keep things updated here, following us on facebook and twitter and instagram and all that good stuff will keep us connected the most. 

Here's a quick update of what's going on in the BY world:

-  Rebekah and myself are having our first baby (boy!) in early May.  If you've come to recent shows, you've no doubt noticed Bek's belly!

-  We're writing new tunes.  Lots of new tunes.  Our next single is called "Let Loose" and we'll have details on a release date very soon.  We're excited about the new-ish direction that our music is going and are looking forward to sharing it with you all.

-  Thanks for all your support!  We love connecting with you all online and especially face to face at shows.  We'll be playing this Sunday, April 6th at 7th Street Entry.  Come hang?

Chris