Grayson Capps - Wail And Ride (2006)

Grayson Capps emerges from the celebrated American southern literary tradition, often writing about the South and the idiosyncrasies of its people, landscapes and tempos. His songs evoke a poetic wisdom and take form as steamy, front-porch blues and road-wise Americana. Capps' husky, whiskey-soaked vocals bring to life the down, but never out, characters who reside in his songs. Greasy slide riffs and finger picked steel guitar intertwine with stomp-on-the-floorboard grooves, sanctified funk, earth grown soul and torrid gospel refrains.

Born and raised in Alabama, Grayson Capps moved to New Orleans in his early twenties where he soon became a fixture on the Big Easy music scene, leading bands such as The House Levelers and Stavin Chain. He resided there until Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005. Since the storm, Grayson and his band, The Stumpknockers, have taken to the road like never before, bringing their self-proclaimed Â"Rott ÂN RollÂ" to all corners of the country. As Razor Magazine recently declared, "Like a whiskey-soaked, back alley poet sired by Tom Waits and Robert Johnson, Grayson Capps' stripped-down sound is rooted in the dark side of the Delta." This is music of the South, written on the outskirts of New Orleans and the backwoods of Alabama, and itÂs as real as a deep breath of fresh bayou air.