‘Catch of the Day’ – A Thousand Horses [AUDIO]

Today's Catch of the Day stays true to the mission of introducing you not only to new music, but also up and coming artists you that we believe you will be hearing a lot of in the future. Today, we introduce you to A Thousand Horses, a fresh fusion of classic sounds from country to southern rock.

Influences ranging from Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Allman Brothers and the Black Crowes are apparent, and the Horses wrap them up in a modern-country context. When Rolling Stone Country hailed A Thousand Horses as the best up-and-comer at the Austin City Limits Music Festival, it was the latest in a whole series of accolades that got the band even more fired up.

The band’s Republic Nashville album, Southernality, is as wild and free and powerful as the name A Thousand Horses implies. This is the result of years of a road-doggin’ pursuit, determination and an against-the-odds struggle that found its rewards by bringing great music to the people.

The back story on how A Thousand Horses came together isn’t all that different from the story of Alabama, a country band that defied genre convention when it introduced Skynyrd and Creedence Clearwater Revival influences in another era. Guitarist Bill Satcher and frontman Michael Hobby went to high school together in Newberry, South Carolina, and Satcher’s cousin, bass player Graham Deloach dropped in from Savannah, Georgia, every summer. All three musicians bonded, and they began playing random dates. A friend eventually introduced them to guitarist Zach Brown – who hails from Lawrenceville, Georgia – and A Thousand Horses became a full-fledged band.

Their identity is truly branded in the marshes and Bermuda grass of the region where they grew up. There’s a reason they call their forthcoming debut album Southernality. From that album, scheduled for release on March 31st, comes today's Catch of the Day. A Thousand Horses and their debut single "Smoke", new music you haven't heard, but you will be hearing them again..