Emerging country duo The Band Loula will release their anticipated debut EP, Sweet Southern Summer, out now via Warner Music Nashville.
Reflecting on the project, the duo—Logan Simmons and Malachi Mills—shares, “Our new song ‘Sweet Southern Summer’ is a postcard from the things that raised us in North Georgia…dirt roads, rocking chairs, honeysuckle off the vine, and growing up on Lula Road. It bottles up the kind of front-porch summer that never really leaves you, no matter how much time passes. This track sets the tone for our upcoming EP, which is a patchwork of stories that encompass who we are.”
Produced by John Osborne (Brothers Osborne) with additional production from Greg Bieck (Little Big Town, etc), the EP signals a breakout year for The Band Loula, spotlighting the duo’s powerful storytelling and unique swampgrass sound. The project consists of six tracks including previously released songs “Can’t Please ‘Em All” and “Running Off The Angels,” the latter of which Billboard calls “An immensely promising release,” while All Country News declares, “a haunting, culturally charged ballad that cements their place as one of the genre’s most compelling new acts” and Music Row proclaims, “Bluesy, swampy and cool, this conjures a spell with its mysterious, haunting, Biblical images of damnation and redemption…Highly engaging.”
North Georgia natives and longtime friends, The Band Loula continues to garner widespread attention across the industry with their undeniable chemistry and near-blood harmonies, and recently made their Grand Ole Opry debut, for which they received a standing ovation.
Powerful live performers, The Band Loula is currently on the road with Dierks Bentley and Zach Top as part of Bentley’s extensive Broken Branches Tour and has spent much of the past few years touring alongside artists such as Brothers Osborne, Ashley McBryde, Paul Cauthen, Elle King and Brent Cobb. The duo was also recently confirmed to perform at Watershed Festival at The Gorge Amphitheatre in Quincy, WA on August 3. See below for current tour itinerary.
SWEET SOUTHERN SUMMER TRACK LIST
1. Running Off the Angels
2. Sweet Southern Summer
3. Can’t Please ‘Em All
4. Karma’s the Devil
5. I Love Leavers
6. Nobody Knows