The Walcotts

"The Walcotts take a broad approach to their own brand of roots music, mixing twang, brass and bombast"
- Rolling Stone

"I tried to liken The Walcotts to another band, or artist, but there are no direct comparisons. They are unique and cross over into multiple genres. Rock'n'Roll, Folk, R&B, and Country melt together, backed with the full energy of a big band" - NO DEPRESSION

The Walcotts are an American Rock'n'Roll band that captivatingly distills roots music, soul, blues, and country.

Armed with a large line-up, their sound is fueled by male-female vocal harmonies with the accompaniment of horns, pedal-steel, fiddle, and piano. While the Los Angeles band draws inspiration from more than a half century's worth of American traditions, the music of The Walcotts is contemporary and fresh.

As the band’s debut album, Let The Devil Win (Local Hero Records via Kobalt/AWAL, September 2016) illustrates, The Walcotts play big-sounding, genre-bending music with deep roots. Their sound is as energetic in a live setting--where The Walcotts have been known to swell their lineup to as many as nine members--as it is on the band's album which abounds with such highlights as “Should’ve Been Me,” “Let The Devil Win,” “Hanging Tree” and “Coalinga.” Their self-penned songs spin stories and melodies that take aim at the heart as well as the head.

The Walcotts aren't some revivalist band, stuck mimicking the retro sounds of an era that's long since past. With songs recorded at the legendary FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama and Rami Jaffee's (The Wallflowers/Foo Fighters) private Fonogenic Studios in Los Angeles along with a co-written song with John Alagia (known for his work with Dave Matthews Band and John Mayer) the sound is unmistakably WALCOTTS: both familiar and fresh, old and new, fine-tuned and broadly appealing.

Formed in 2012, The Walcotts began spreading their music through multiple TV and film placements, while also earning a well-deserved rep as a powerful live act. They’ve opened dates for Chris Stapleton, Steve Winwood, LeeAnn Womank, Chris Isaak, Honeyhoney, and more. They’ve also performed at major festivals like Stagecoach (2017), San Diego’s KAABOO (2016) and backed up Caitlin Rose at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (2014). Live, The Walcotts bring the nuances of their recorded material to life with every show, building upward toward an explosion of horns, organ, guitar and dual vocals.