Brookfield North

It’s hard to believe this atrocity continues. We released In The Silence just after the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - hopefully there’s a chance this unlawful conflict will end soon.
Like so many of us who’ve been watching the tragedy in Ukraine, I felt hopeless, ‘How could I help’ - so I listened to everyday Ukrainians that were interviewed, and I decided to write this song with their conversations in mind. One conversation that hit hard was with a 90 year old woman who said, “It was in the silence, the waiting, the calm before the chaos I couldn’t stand.” That would become the genesis of this song. At the end I chose the first section of the Ukrainian national anthem and played them on bells with some intentional dissonance.
We recorded In The Silence in our little home studio.
“Fill the silence with your music. Fill it today to tell our story. Tell the truth about the war on your social networks, on TV, support us in any way you can, but not in silence. And then peace will come to all our cities.” Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Fredrick Brooks - Vocals/Acoustic Guitar/Bass/Keys
Joy Brooks - Harmonies
Chris Pezzarello - Drums/Harmonies
Produced/Mastered by Fredrick Brooks and Chris Pezzarello
Written by Fredrick and Joy Brooks
Cover Art by Joy Brooks