Colin McCann started building recordings beneath the moniker god, the father Dog Parrot when his primary task, the Baltimore, MD-based indie rock and roll clothing Wilderness, took a yearlong break beginning in early 2007. While Wilderness had been on hiatus, McCann documented a assortment of organic, rustic music that nodded to famous brands Bon Iver and Grizzly Keep. Wilderness sprang back again to lifestyle in early 2008, and god, the father Pet Bird’s self-titled debut full-length premiered on Jagjaguwar that summertime.