49 Winchester - III

Hailing from Castlewood, Virginia in the heart of Appalachia, 49 Winchester have been quietly becoming one of the most exciting bands in American roots music, and III is the record that makes the case beyond any doubt. Rolling Stone has called them country music's buzziest buzz band, and one listen to this album explains exactly why.

Across 10 tracks, the five-piece serve it up greasy and generous, moving effortlessly between Southern fried rock, honky tonk country, soulful Americana, and back again, always rooted in the red clay of Southwest Virginia but never content to stay in one place for long. As Saving Country Music put it, "an album you start off thinking might be good for a quick hoot turns out running through a range of emotions you may have not been ready for, though you sure do appreciate the ride afterwards." That is about as good a description of 49 Winchester as anyone has managed to put into words.

Available on vinyl for the very first time, this indie exclusive green vinyl pressing is a one-time-only run for one of the most vital and soulful bands working in American music today.