Indie Americana group The Autumn Saints Release New EP ‘Just Might Be Thunder’.

Indie Americana group The Autumn Saints New EP ‘Just Might Be Thunder’

Releasing 16th February 2024

Following their acclaimed 2022 original album "Wind Burn & Broken Oak", and on the heels of their celebrated 2023 performances at Glastonbury, Isle of Wight festivals and their UK tour with seminal Americana innovators The Long Ryders, The Autumn Saints salute the music that inspired them.

‘Just Might Be Thunder' is a vibrant exploration of their influences across multiple eras. This includes stunning interpretations of the songs of Bob Dylan, The War on Drugs, The Band, The National, Freddie King and Johnny Cash.

Lead singer Britt Strickland brings the soulful, weighty music history of his home state of North Carolina to the UK. The southern storytelling tradition made famous by the likes of Dylan and Johnny Cash is very much alive in the Saints' music, with tales of hurricanes sweeping through the Appalachian Mountains and rural encounters at the lonely Crossroads. The devil is in their details.

The British influence in the band, though, is also unmistakable. The melodic,
ethereal guitar lines that float and weave through the songs create the sort of atmospheric depth that British indie groups have always done so well. Both David Ireland (guitar) and Martin Gallagher (drums) bring their musical influences to the sound, from the shuffling rhythms and counter-rhythms of groups like the Stone Roses to the twisting, choppy guitar licks of Wilko Johnson. Nick Bennett (Hammond Organ, lapsteel and harmonies) brings vivid roots flavour to the mix.

Breaking genres and crossing boundaries. The Autumn Saints EP “Just Might Be Thunder” (Man in the Moon Records) is a release to be heard.

Photo: Danny Clifford