The Futurebirds
On days like today when everyone seems to have slowed to an almost European pace and the heat is melting me into a puddle of mush all I want to do is crack a ice cold beverage and lounge around listening to southern fried, country leaning, rock. It is usually some mix of The Allman Brothers, Skynard, Drive By Truckers, Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, The Love Language and a few others. I’m always on the hunt for new acts to add to the fold and I do believe I have found just that in The Futurebirds.
The mischief makers from down Georgia way have grown from a duo that first came together in high school to a six member troop about to release their first album, Hampton’s Lullaby. Expect to find haunting pedal steel guitar, fuzzy rhythm guitars, jangley guitars and appropriately southern accented vocals. It isn’t a terribly inventive approach to the genre but the skill used to create it is what gives the album its appeal. Mark your calendar for July 13th when you can get your copy of Hampton’s Lullaby. I highly recommend you enjoy it with frosty beer in hand.