Ryan Chrys & The Rough Cuts- Up From The North
by Tim Wenger
I prefer my country with to be mixed a good dose of rock. Ryan Chrys & The Rough Cuts provide more than just a dose with their new record Up From The North. Chrys and his band of modern country outlaws aren’t afraid to turn up the distortion, pump up the drum beat and break all the rules of what you’d expect country music to sound like with this new release, and it works out just fine. While tracks like “Shoot The Moon” and “I’m Easy” are more traditional, what separates this band is the energy of their music and how it translates to their live show. They utilize many of the elements of classic country as their base, and pile on elements of modern rock and the occasional bluegrassy banjo lick (see “Never Lost”) as their own stamp on the genre.
They have accumulated quite the following because their music begs people onto the dance floor, and this new record is memorable because it is one of the records that just makes you yearn to see the band play live. Up From The North is the last great record out of Denver in 2014.
Online: roughcutsband.com
Category: A-Sides
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