Erick Northrop

With his stirring ability to be both introspective and outwardly observational, with an excess of emotion and a touch of humor, Erick Northrop creates country music that’s both refreshingly new yet profoundly familiar. With the belief that country music is not about "where" you were raised, but "how" you were raised, Northrop began a solo career in early 2015. While also stating that country music doesn't have to fall into a certain sonic sound. "You can write a country song with heavy metal under tones. It's about the message," Says the singer/songwriter.
He represents the artists who love more than one genre of music and don't want to paint themselves into a corner stylistically. When asked about his particular style of music Northrop simply said, "If you love Johnny Cash and Metallica your music should reflect that. I stand for expressing my feelings and my musings the way I choose to, and country music allows me to be free and open about my expression."
Northrop casts an unpretentious, no frills image on stage, he is who he is. A simple man with simple taste and a unique view as to what his particular genre could be, peaks and valleys, much like life. Erick's music is full of ups and downs. Commenting on his terminal uniqueness he candidly admits. "There isn't anybody my age doing what I'm doing in the way I'm doing it." And rightfully so, playing an acoustic guitar slung low with ripped jeans while singing about how much he loves his woman or his momma like a country artist would but without the cliches of tractors, trucks and cold beer. Erick Northrop is definitely rarity in his genre.
Northrop concluded by commenting on his age and how his self described, "old soul" corresponds with his writing style. "I sing what I write, and I write what I've lived. In a style all my own."