Broommaker (formerly Teething Veils) began in 2006 in Washington, DC, playing occasional live shows, becoming more active about six years later, releasing five LPs (Velorio, 2013; Constellations, 2014; Sea and Sun, 2017; Canopy of Crimson, 2020; and To Have and to Hold, 2022) and a 7” (Dinner Date, 2015) through artist-run collective Etxe Records. They have performed in 47 US states and the District of Columbia, and two Canadian provinces.

“These little songs-sepia-toned yet searching, eccentric yet melodically inclined-add up to something that feels like its own pocket universe, sometimes wistful, sometimes the kind of menacing only achieved via a late-career Tom Waits death rattle.”
-Washington City Paper

“If the latest from this self-described chamber-folk outfit feels funereal, it isn’t just because bandleader Greg Svitil sings like a eulogist. It’s because funerals allow emotions to be purged and smothered, making time feel stranger than slow.”
-Chris Richards, Washington Post