Allelujah - The Death and Life of Captain Nathan Baker

Following a few albums with the experimental noise pop band Minus Story and a stint in film, Andy Byers moved to LA and rediscovered his passion for songwriting. He started to trade ideas with Shearwater’s Lucas Oswald, and during a week long writing session the two of them had outlined the basic concept for Allelujah’s The Death and Life of Capt. Nathan Baker. After Byers stumbled upon a photo book belonging to a Civil War Captain in an antique store, a fascination began with the story behind its previous owner. Through the writings of a very detailed journal kept by the Captain, a true hero is revealed in soldier and chaplain Nathan Baker. He would kneel down to pray with his men, preparing them for possible death before leading them to the battlefield, fought on the front lines, carried the injured that fell behind and properly sent those freed souls into the afterlife. After the war, he returned home to marry his young love that he met the day he left for his first battle. Baker s