Streets of Laredo - Volume I & II (2014)

Lead single “Slow Train” is a sing-a-long collision of jangling harmonies, percussion, horns and guitars – touted by The AV Club as a song that “will soundtrack everything this Fall.” Streets of Laredo won the AAA category of the world-wide Unsigned Artists competition and were feted as a must-see band at 2013's CMJ Music Marathon, along with SXSW this year. The band has received nods from the likes of Rolling Stone, Relix Magazine, VICE/Noisey, PureVolume + more. Tour dates this year include a full North American tour, including dates with the Kaiser Chiefs, CULTS, Delta Spirit, and a coveted stop at Bonnaroo. A follow-up North American tour is slotted for October.

With their big, expansive sound and slightly rough edges, Brooklyn-via-Auckland band Streets of Laredo straddle the ever blurring lines between indie folk and pop. Much like Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros or Lord Huron, the seven-piece group relies on big, reverb-drenched group harmonies and a mix of modern indie pop and acoustic Americana. Led by Daniel, Dave, and Sarahjane Gibson, three siblings from New Zealand, the group relocated to Brooklyn, where they expanded their lineup and simmered for a time in the borough's fertile creative waters before heading back to Auckland to record the two debut EPs that they've packaged together here. These ten tales of love, adventure, and change document their journey to a new home and culture. Chock-full of acoustic guitars, steel guitar, harmonicas (diatonic and bass!), accordion, and plenty of stomping percussion, they've nailed the vogue sound of modern indie folk, but still have enough hooks and pop savvy to keep it interesting.