this week’s opener (6/7) is:

The Red Clay Strays

🔮 the vibe…

like elvis presley time travelled to 2024 and was paired with an angry red dirt country band

🏡 the roots…

formed in Mobile, Alabama in 2016

📖 the story…

• red clay strays got their big break in 2019 when signing a record deal…only for covid to kill their momentum and keep them off the road

• this forced them to crowdsource their first (and only) album in 2022, Moment of Truth (***highly recommend)

• when things opened up again, they jammed into a used airporter van and hit the road hard….gaining a loyal following for their live shows

• after grinding for years, they finally struck oil in September, ‘23

  • their song ‘Wondering Why’ (link below) went viral on TikTok - catapulting them to #71 on the Billboard Charts

🎧 the 🔝 songs …

Wondering Why - Spotify / Apple Music

Wanna Be Loved (new song) - Spotify / Apple Music

🎙️ the 🔝 performance…

‘Don’t Care’ (20:56)- live at red rocks (click below to view)

• while these guys are putting out phenomenal music…it’s their live performances that have people talking

  • attendees at the stacked Railbird Music Festival (Noah Kahan, Hozier, Stapleton) say that red clay strays stole the show

• this performance from red rocks embodies their presence

• The drummer (john hall) is a force, and lead singer (brandon coleman aka 2024 elvis) starts slow, and ends with a bang

📇 the rest…

• new album dropping on 7/26

• currently on tour (i will be going in brooklyn)

• IG / TikTok

📇 the word…

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