Brendan Kelly and the Wandering Birds is a side project written by the titular Brendan Kelly—known by many through his work with The Lawrence Arms—and performed with Nick Martin as well as friends such as Neil Hennessy, Cole Rudy, Eric Halborg, and Shawn Astrom.

Their debut album, I’d Rather Die Than Live Forever, took around three years to write and record until it’s eventual release in 2012. A follow-up is rumored to be written and recorded and is expected to drop some time in late 2018.