Starting off another week with an all new installment of Artist Spotlight! Today, we head down to the beltway area of Baltimore, the homeland of crabcakes and the Orioles where we seek out the sounds of The Federal Hillbillies. The band consists of Justin Ahmanson on lead vocals, guitar, and harmonica, Josh Ahmanson on vocals and steel guitar, Dan Walker on vocals and bass, and C Thomas King on drums. The band's sound is a down home blend of Americana and folk melodies woven into the musical fabric that is reminiscent of such acts like The Avett Brothers and The Lumineers with an authentic, homespun twist that is all their own and represents their craft that they've worked so hard to create over the years that is coming to fruition right now in the present. I enjoyed these guys immediately from first listen, and appreciated how simplistic and beautiful each of their compositions were and how pure and unadulterated they were in terms of lyrical content and studio mastery where there were no frills attached whatsoever that made the songs that much more potent and noticeable from a musical perspective. A terrific under the radar act that is deserving of some exposure here on the site. Some tracks to watch out for include "Going Back Home" and "Invisible Man".
For more information on The Federal Hillbillies, head on over to their Facebook page located
here and see for yourself the homegrown creations that they've made. You can follow them on Twitter as well from this location right
here and find out if they plan on making their way up to the New England sometime soon for a concert appearance. Their official website is over
here featuring an extensive list of in depth information, and it's where you can also stream their latest EP titled "Whiskey to Wine" before you decide to purchase it on iTunes.
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