Singer-songwriter Hugh Robert Masterson grew up in Butternut, Wisconsin - a quaint but fading small town with decrepit mills, dirt roads, farms, beat down bars, and a population of 300.
"It's the kind of place where the silence is deafening and the stars are so bright you can feel nothing but humbled," says Masterson. Now, his band Hugh Bob and The Hustle and their masterful self-titled debut album are bringing to life this slice of classic Americana with ruggedly poetic lyrics and sweetly winsome roots rock. Now available to watch and share courtesy of CMT Edge, the band's new video for "Blame Me" showcases a rowdy performance of the track with the band surrounded by fans. Read about the making of the video and watch it HERE. Masterson's aesthetic in both the video and the band's recent album is a blend of hard luck stories and backwoods whimsy with crisp twang, high lonesome harmonies, and heartland rock n' roll that comes together to form a "North Country" sound. It's similar in spirit to country in its earnestness and its ties to American folk traditions, but details the plight of folks up North.Videos