Little Bandit - Breakfast Alone (2017/2019) [Hi-Res]

Debut album from Nashville's Little Bandit. Like Margo Price, Alex Caress, the lead singer of Little Bandit, has been playing in a rotating cast of East Nashville bands and touring outfits for roughly the past decade. His group s formal debut, Breakfast Alone, recorded with a band of local aces like Kevin Black and Luke Schneider, is an impressive set of burlesque country and graceful roots-pop. Caress, who plays keyboards, explores the inner workings of his adopted hometown throughout this ornate collection of 11 songs, bemoaning its dispiriting power structures ( Money ), trying in vain to escape its endless heatwaves (Sinking), and paying bittersweet tribute to its ever-changing scenery (Nashville).

"Breakfast Alone is a culmination of years honing in on a sound that merges country and gospel motifs, rooted in strong lyricism, a dash of subversion and the ability to praise honesty – through both personal and musical truths – above all else, draped in melodies that dance away the despair." (Rolling Stone)

"On their debut album, Little Bandit show that in country music, dry sarcasm and irony can go hand in hand with old-fashioned heartbreak." (American Songwriter)

"Alex Caress' own music recalls both Dolly Parton and Stephin Merritt of Magnetic Fields. It's highly evocative and slightly hilarious. In Little Bandit, he offers an openly queer perspective on classic country music and the themes of heartache, big dreams and drinking at the bar." (NPR, World Cafe)

Little Bandit:
Alex Caress, lead vocals, keyboards
Kevin Black, bass, vocals
Luke Schneider, pedal steel
Eric Whitman, guitar, vocals
Ben Eyestone, drums
With:
Larissa Maestro, cello, vocals
Jordan Caress, vocals
Caitlin Rose, vocals
Mark Fredson, vocals
Zach Casebolt, violin
Diego Vasquez, trombone
Kirk Donovan, trumpet