BIO:

Proclaimed as "rewriting the rules of alt country" by the Austin Chronicle, The Lonesome Heroes have emerged as a singular talent out of Austin's music scene. Songwriters Rich Russell and Landry McMeans founded the Heroes in 2005, and the pair has cultivated their New York and Texan roots into a unique sound that unites Indie Rock, Folk, and Country.

The Heroes' songs evoke a Western Americana landscape littered with broken hearts, abandoned shopping malls, and crooked highways. Their lyrics have been hailed as rivaling "the best in the country world" (Smother Magazine.) Yet their sound reaches beyond the Country moniker. McMeans' lilting voice, meshed with Russell's drier vocals sits atop a multilayered nest of acoustic guitar, reverb-laden steel, and atmospheric sounds. The result is a haunting city-meets-country feeling, like a chance meeting between Yo la Tengo and Patsy Cline.

2009 was a busy year for the Heroes with the release of their first Music Video, a full length Live Record recorded at Austin's historic Hole in the Wall, and five months on the Road.

2010 finds the heroes at home in Austin working on their first full length record.

 A western tour is underway in Colorado/Wyoming in July.


Contact:
thelonesomeheroes@gmail.com
www.thelonesomeheroes.com
New Music Video @ www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVI4a1t77j4

PRESS:

CONTINENTAL CLUB. AUSTIN, TX.
“...Li’l Cap’n Travis, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Magnetic Fields, and The Flaming Lips. The group clearly has a wide range of musical interests, perhaps only surpassed by the number of instruments you could hear on any given track. The 7-plus band members bring everything from pedal steel to saxophone to fiddle to melodica into their twangy indie Americana.”
Jan 16, 2010
The AuSTINIST

With Great Music Comes Great Responsibility

Experimenting with their big-city-meets-country-roots style, Austin, Texas, duo the Lonesome Heroes add a psychedelic twist to the standard alt-county genre but with the heartfelt poignancy and lyrical sensibility of a road-weary crooner. Their rhythmic vocals layered over acoustic guitar and reverb-heavy steel has been described as a “chance meeting between Yo la Tengo and Patsy Cline.”
Hot Picks. - Flagstaff Live (Feb 18, 2010)

SILVER DOLLAR BAR, JACKSON, WY.
“Just when you thought country-rock’s boundaries were maxed-out, Austin’s Lonesome Heroes added a psychedelic-indie edge. The free-spirited Heroes are a diamond in the saturated buffet of what people are calling country these days.”
Jul 22, 2009
PLANET JACKSON HOLE