Interview with The Vegabonds

Published: Sept. 25, 2021, 3:54 a.m.

We had the pleasure of interviewing The Vegabonds over Zoom video!\xa0

The Nashville-based alternative southern rock band\u2014THE VAGABONDS will celebrate the release of their new album, Sinners and Saints, this Friday, September 24th, 2021, with a showcase spot at this year\u2019s AmericanaFest in Nashville.

Produced by Grammy-nominated Tom Tapley [Mastodon, Blackberry Smoke] \u2013 who did the honors on the last two Vegabonds releases \u2013 the determinedly upbeat Sinners and Saints expands the group\u2019s southern rock pallet and jam band pedigree to explore funky, keyboard-driven blues-pop in first single, \u201cCan\u2019t Deal\u201d before reaching new limits with the intersection of country, soul and rock in \u201cHeartache and a Memory,\u201d and even some Fleetwood Mac-style grooves in \u201cFeels Right\u201d \u2014 the latter a co-write from their close friend and songwriter and jack-of-all-trades Ross \u201cBrother\u201d Beasley.

It was in May of last year that The Vegabonds recorded their last new music, a live EP, recorded during the first full-band live stream to take place during lockdown. After a two- month quarantine, this was the first time the quintet was able to play together, making it the longest span of time the band had gone in a decade, without playing a show or even being in the same room together. The result, The Vegabonds Live from West End Sound, was released this past March. Their last studio album, V, was released in early 2019 to much critical acclaim with Popmatters declaring, \u201c\u2026the album fires on all cylinders with a combustible combination of tub-thumpin alt-country, searing rock riffs and robust but heartfelt lyrics that will help ease the pain.\u201d While The Deli Nashville said of the new music, \u201c...Fans of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, the Allman Brothers, or Springsteen will rave about V\u2026\u201d

The Alabama-born, Tennessee-bred Southern rock band, The Vegabonds got their start in Alabama, after meeting while attending Auburn University in 2009 and playing the college circuit across the Southeastern United States. Their popularity quickly burgeoned to the point where they found their fans singing along word-for-word to their first hits like \u201cGeorgia Fire\u201d and \u201cShaky Hands.\u201d From Ole Miss to South Carolina, students buzzed about The Vegabonds authentic sound and their seemingly effortless ability to bring the house down. Through word of mouth, the group\u2019s fan base rapidly grew, and the guys learned they had something distinctive with their eclectic mix of Southern Rock, Country, and earnest songwriting. Their DIY efforts delivered three full-length albums and an EP before partnering with Blue \xc9lan Records.

THE VEGABONDS are Daniel Allen (Lead vocals/songwriter), Richard Forehand (Lead guitars/vocals), Paul Bruen (bass), Beau Cooper (keyboards/vocals/songwriter) and Bryan Harris (drums)

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