Houndmouth are comprised of four musicians from New Albany, IN, across the river from Louisville (hence ‘From The Hills Below The City’) - Matt Myers (guitar / vocals), Katie Toupin (keyboard / vocals), Zak Appleby (bass / vocals) and Shane Cody (drums / vocals) spent the past year building a passionate following in their hometown and touring with Alabama Shakes, The Lumineers, Grace Potter, and Drive-By Truckers.
“Houndmouth is a great young band,” testifies Patterson Hood of the Truckers. “They ‘brought it’ each and every night. They were extremely popular with our fanbase and our band. I look forward to hearing what they do next.”
The 12 original songs on ‘From The Hills Below The City’ are packed with tales of down-on-their-luck drug runners, casinos, riverboats, recession-era scraping, and more.
All members of Houndmouth sing, “leading with individual character and harmonizing in saloon-choir empathy,” writes Rolling Stone’s David Fricke, and their songs have a looselimbed swing, anchored by a sturdy rhythm and a cagey melodic sensibility.