Left Arm Tan (LAT) - The single, Wish, from the debut CD won 2010 Song of the Year from SavingCountryMusic. Now LAT returns with an EP, Thurm, that perfectly marries Americana, Rock and Twang. If you get Son Volt, Ryan Bingham and the plaintive harmonies of the Jayhawks, then Left Arm Tan belongs in your collection. This is Texas driving music that carries you from the Hill Country, through the Rust Belt, on to California highways and back. This is hang-your-arm-out-the-window music that nourishes the soul.
What do the critics say?
“ Anybody who tells you there’s no more good ideas for songs, that it’s all been done, this is proof they’re wrong, and that the talent evaluation process in American music is broken, because “Wish” should be a mega hit.”
— Kyle ‘The Triggerman’ Coroneos, SavingCountryMusic.com
“It's modern country music that understands that gloss is useless… the songwriting… would be right at home in heavy rotation on CMT.”
- Preston Jones, Fort Worth Star Telegram
LAT is a veritable powerhouse of Texas music, featuring frontman Troy Austin on vocals, and well known Texas musicians Jeff Scroggins (Constant Seas), Daniel Hines (Four Mile Mule, Bad Haskells) and Tim Manders (Four Mile Mule, Buck Jones, I the Jury). They have emerged to redefine the Alt-Country scene, staying true to universal lyrical themes and deep writing, never straying too far from the sweet strains of Texas Country, yet still able to rock with blue collar authority.
But while critics and fans seem to quickly understand LAT's recorded material, there’s much more to the story. Because you don’t really know LAT until you see a show… where the guitars crackle to life and the harmonies surround the audience. And it is live that Left Arm Tan becomes more than just a band…they become an approachable friend to the audience, but with a compelling vibe, purpose and swagger. It’s a rock show with pearl snap shirts. And when you’re done soaking up the authentic vibe, you can roll down your window and drive home knowing that yet again the circle is unbroken.
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