Legends Of Country live at the Betsey!
English alt-country band formed by Jof Owen from The Boy Least Likely To. Inspired by a long-standing love of country music and memories of growing up watching The Dukes Of Hazzard and listening to Johnny Cash and Marty Robbins, their songs combine a classic old country sound with an honest and unmistakable English indie pop charm. Heartfelt and uplifting with a truckload of chicken pickin' and country swagger thrown in.
Their debut album, Talk About Country, was released to glowing reviews and great support at radio from Bob Harris on Radio 2, Chris Country Radio, Baylen Leonard on Absolute Country and Cerys Matthews on 6music, as well as The Line Of Best Fit and the Rough Trade shop. With a new record on the way later in the year they’ve doubled down on their love of Dire Straits and nineties country on what they’re calling “Drivetime” country; hi-NRG country pop with a powerful eighties heartland influence pulsing through the middle of it. Once again produced by Rob Jones (Pictish Trail, Meilyr Jones, Rozi Plain, Charles Watson), he joins guitarists Adam Chetwood and Rich Thane and new recruit Sophie Moss from Girl Ray on the ferociously upbeat first taste from the album, ‘If That’s What It Takes’.
Aside from the tongue-in-cheek band name, the only hint of irony here derives from the fact that one of the most exciting country bands around at the moment comes from the English home-counties, not Nashville.