Album Notes

Urban Horse Thieves have been playing and recording their own brand of americana music in and around the hills of Ithaca, NY since 2001. With foot stomping enthusiasm, the band plays original alt-country that draws from numerous genres and tells the tales of “a hidden America” where heartbreak, hangovers, and the highway are part of everyday life. A typical performance by the band often includes everything from fast pickin' back porch stomps, tear in your beer ballads, psychedelic two-step, cosmic cowboy jams, and a good natured folk song or two. With numerous and diverse influences, the band most frequently draws inspiration from the likes of Gram Parsons, Steve Earle, Uncle Tupelo and The Band.

Urban Horse Thieves signed with I-Town records in 2004 and released their debut cd "Won't Be Long.” In 2005, Shut Eye Records included "This Song Ain't About You" from the band's debut on its United State of Americana Volume 2 release. In 2006, the same song was included on the soundtrack of the film “10mph.” In the three years following this initial release, several songs from the album have received radio play in at least 5 different countries and have been included in many podcasts and internet radio broadcasts.

“When The Rubber Meets The Road” is the second I-Town release by the band most recently dubbed as “Ithaca’s stalwarts of country rock.” Included are thirteen songs of heartbreak and lonesome drifter nostalgia that will surely make fans of alt-country music stomp their feet, raise their glass, and holler like a hillbilly. Produced by Trevor MacDonald, this release features several guest musicians and is already being hailed as the band’s strongest effort to date.