The Wholesome Boys
Telling tales from their upbringing in the Rust Belt and on the bayou, and continuing in the tradition of American storytellers like Bruce Springsteen and Brandon Flowers, The Wholesome Boys have crafted a sound for their debut album that feels both contemporary and timeless. Set to propulsive backbeats and echoing guitars, The Wholesome Boys went from waiting tables in Nashville to piloting their van 12,000 miles, playing over 70 shows and supporting artists like Morgan Wade, Muscadine Bloodline, and Clint Black. Telling tales from their upbringing in the Rust Belt and on the bayou, and continuing in the tradition of American storytellers like Bruce Springsteen and Brandon Flowers, The Wholesome Boys have crafted a sound for their debut album that feels both contemporary and timeless. Set to propulsive backbeats and echoing guitars, The Wholesome Boys went from waiting tables in Nashville to piloting their van 12,000 miles, playing over 70 shows and supporting artists like Morgan Wade, Muscadine Bloodline, and Clint Black.
While on the road, Andrew, Dylan, Frank, and Nate began to write as a unit. Finding that their new collaborative material and sound was resonating with audiences across the country, the Boys were determined to capture on record the shared urgency and energy from their live show. Teaming up with producer Ben Rice (Joan Osborne, The National) the Boys spent the wintery month of January hunkered down in Brooklyn at Degraw Sound to unpack the material they had written on the road and distill their collective vision.
The resulting debut album, Adelphi (named in reference to both the street where they stayed in Brooklyn and their sense of brotherhood) is infused with gritty authenticity and packed with anthemic songs of hope and possibility. With their finished album in hand, The Wholesome Boys are readying plans for a 2024 release and tour.
Clancy Jones isn't prone to playing make-believe. From working on a ranch to paying his dues in the dives across Texas and Oklahoma, he's proving his worth one scar at a time. With music shaped by experience, he knows what it's like to be down and out but also lifted by the grace of love.
Born on the Southeast Texas Coast, Clancy Jones was raised with a family heritage rich in music-making, even with a cousin generations back named Moon Mullican, the King of the Hillbilly Piano Players. By blending Americana, blues, folk, and rock and roll, he's played shows with acts like Jason Eady, William Beckmann, and Braxton Keith.
On the record and the stage, he howls against the things that haunt him. Currently, Jones is based in Oklahoma; however, the journey of finding what's missing is never over; it just reinvents itself through his music. Clancy Jones is ready to take the stage anywhere, whether it's a house of worship or sin. He's got tales to tell.
Zach Austin out of Birmingham, AL ,Takes the stage barefooted with his boots as a tip jar singing Country/Folk stories from love to drunken bar nights