We’re perhaps a bit late with this as Eastbound Jesus released their latest album Northern Rock last month.

This is the upstate New York sextet’s third full length in as many years, and although it’s tempting to call the music bluegrass due to the omnipresent banjo, Northern Rock sees the band expanding on the sound of their previous records by further exploring the boundaries of psychedelia, old school country, and straight up rock ‘n roll.

The songs themselves are tied together by the stories they tell and vivid pictures they paint as they sonically express the experience of living life and getting by in a small upstate town. A couple of our favourite tracks are below (especially the excellent 54 Miles) and you can pick up the album from their Bandcamp page here.

And one from their previous album Holy Smokes.

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