Brass Against

Brass Against is an American brass protest music band, formed in 2017. The act creates brass-inflected cover versions of rock songs, and its music sits across pop, rock and indie. Its identity rests on taking existing rock material and reworking it for brass, rather than on original compositions.

Each song in the repertoire is rearranged for brass, so familiar material is heard through a horn-led sound instead of the instrumentation of the original recordings. The approach keeps the melodies and structures of the source songs recognisable while changing their texture and colour.

The Fleece is a Bristol venue that hosts concerts and shows. The night will appeal to listeners who know the rock and indie songs being covered and want to hear them reinterpreted for brass, as well as to anyone following the band's protest music project.