The Romany Rye is the latest full band project of LA-based singer/songwriter/guitarist Luke MacMaster (Colour), and their debut album Highway 1, Look Back Carefully is winning over fans and fellow musicians as they tour this summer with Delta Spirit. The group, whose name refers to George Borrow’s 1857 travelogue novel about gypsies, conjures up warm, worn sounds on eight narrative songs that ruminate upon love, heartbreak and despair. The Romany Rye’s folksy Americana is favorably compared to Conor Oberst, Ryan Adams and The Cardinals, and My Morning Jacket, with lap steel, harmonica, piano and guitars. While Highway 1 is consistent from opening to closing track, standouts include “Long Way Down,” “All The Boys,” and “Brother.” – Written by JFelton
SIMILAR | Ryan Adams, Cold War Kids, Dawes, Deer Tick, Delta Spirit, Lissie, My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst