EVERYONE SAW THE DUO POTENTIAL IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA NATIVE MATT CHASE AND SMALL TOWN WASHINGTON, GEORGIA’S CHRIS ROGERS BEFORE THEY SAW IT THEMSELVES. BEFORE MORPHING INTO THE
MUSICAL OUTFIT NOW KNOWN AS SOUTHERLAND, THE TWO HAD BEEN PLAYING COLLEGE TOWNS AND DIVE BARS
TOGETHER FOR THREE YEARS. THEY MET THROUGH MUTUAL FRIENDS AND THEIR MUSICAL COMPATABILITY IS WHAT HAS KEPT THE TWO WORKING AND PLAYING TOGETHER SINCE 2016. THEY HAVE DEVELOPED, QUITE
NATURALLY, INTO A DUO THAT RELIES HEAVILY ON LYRICAL CONTENT, WHILE MELODICALLY BLENDING CLASSIC AND POP COUNTRY. THE TWO CREATE MUSIC THAT TAKES THE STORYTELLING OF TRADITIONAL COUNTRY MUSIC AND GIVES IT A RELATABLE, MODERN COUNTRY FEEL.