Houndmouth

In late 2011, Matt Myers, Zak Appleby and Shane Cody started playing music together in a historic home in New Albany, Indiana dubbed “The Green House.” Its rooms were adorned with relics from times past, so it was no surprise that songs such as “Penitentiary” bounced off the walls. Nostalgic sounds from their first album seemed to serve as a welcome escape for listeners from the relentless demands of the digital age. But if you asked any one of the guys, they were ‘just having fun.’

Houndmouth signed with legendary indie label Rough Trade Records in 2012. From The Hills Below The City landed them on several world-famous platforms such as fellow lovable Hoosier, David Letterman’s stage. When vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter Matt Myers first spoke with big-name producer Dave Cobb prior to working together on their sophomore LP Little Neon Limelight, the two laughingly agreed to “not make another fucking boring Americana record.” A natural sounding album captured in a familiar fashion came together, except this time with a #1 adult alternative radio single in “Sedona.” “I never once thought of us as an Americana band,” says drummer Shane Cody. “The four of us were just a rock band, but some of us had Southern accents,” he laughs. Cue Golden Age, the third album featuring some of the band’s most innovative and experimental songs yet. Coining the term “retro future”, Houndmouth combined creative songwriting with avant-garde instrumentation like the synthesized roar of an actual black jaguar on the track “Black Jaguar”.

The band finds themselves recording and also touring their upcoming untitled fourth album expected to release in 2021. From their humble start, genre-defining hits, and experimentation, Houndmouth has and continues to make their impactful felt with the unique take on storytelling through music.

Charlotte Rose Benjamin is a pink eyeshadow wearing New York City gal who writes songs about not having all the answers. Born and raised on Martha’s Vineyard, Charlotte began performing original music as a teen at local venues and has performed regularly in New York. Her debut single, "Lion's Head," was recorded at 19 years old. She was praised by C-Head's magazine and captured the attention of video director Matthew Dillon Cohen who cast her as the lead in Gus Dapperton's "I'm Just Snacking." Her captivating lyrics and wit even caught The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne by surprise when he attended a show last spring.

Charlotte's first release on Moshi Moshi - "Ten Thousand Pesos" - is a slow sultry ballad about taking back your own identity. The music video, directed by Paris Peterson, features a gang of 19th century cowgirl bandits planning an elaborate heist to rob the county bank. The track has already received airplay on BBC 6 Music, Radio X, and Absolute Radio, with kudos from the likes of Huw Stevens and John Kennedy.

Charlotte's next single "Cursed" sounds like a garage folk pop girl band anthem, so naturally the video was directed by bestie Hlif Olafsdottir during a road trip to Iceland with two other besties dancing, posing and running through the Icelandic hills. "Cursed" represents the inevitable post-breakup hookup, that feeling when you know you're not meant to be with someone, but something keeps pulling you back. It's a celebration of being young and making mistakes while throwing your hands up in surrender and self acceptance and having a dance party with your best friends all at once.