STOVALL

“Good old fashioned country-rock with some excellent songwriting” - Taproot Radio “After years of comprehensive study in my lonely sound lab I’ve come to the conclusion that the best alt.country music is alt.country music that can be played loud, you know, like Rock and Roll. While listening to True Story from Atlanta band Stovall I found myself constantly twisting the volume knob to the hurtin’ side of the dial. So loud in the lab, in fact, that my hound dog had to abandon his usual spot by my side and amble off — he has lousy taste in music, though. Comprised of several veterans of the Atlanta music scene, they aren’t afraid to let their rock roots show as evidenced by the raucous opening cut, “Stray Dog.” Driving beats and snarling slide guitars pack a wallop of attitude and rule the disc, though they still manage to play nice with the occasional banjo. Even slow, sad numbers like “Misery” beg for a higher volume and not just drown out the “tink, tink, tink” of your tears on falling on your half-finished PBR tall boy, but because of the sonic wall that backs the vocals. True Story is a fun and meaty foray into twang-rock and well worth a turn of your volume knob.” 9.5 Squeaky Rubber Ducks out of 11 -Cholly LaFrance, The Clountowne Thrifty Shopper Gazette Stovall was started by close friends and Atlanta music scene veterans Hannibal Heredia, Kevin Elrod, and Mims Rogers (The Flinch, The Valentines) whose desire was to present a style in the vein of country music they heard growing up. Always performing an energetic live act, the band creates a sound that has been described as “Cash on Clash”: convincing classic country filled with pop hooks played by musicians raised on punk ethics. Songs can reveal soul, bluegrass, rock and straight ahead county overtones but regardless they all resound as American music. Stovall has supported national recording artists such as Roger Clyne, Chris Knight, The Deadstring Brothers, The Bottle Rockets and Mic Harrison. Stovall frequently performs at prominent Atlanta venues such as The EARL, Smith’s Olde Bar, The Highland Inn, and Variety Playhouse, and festivals such as the Drive Invasion, Cabbagetown’s Chomp and Stomp, and Grant Park Summer Shade Festival. Currently Stovall is performing in support of their first full-length album, “True Story . . .” on Lynn Point Records . The band continues to impress audiences with their thoughtful mix of country, pop and rock. Call the sound y’allternative, roots rock, alt-country or Americana, Stovall promises to deliver songs from the heart.