These suburban cowboys are the type whose Country comes naturally filtered through classic rock, but in this case that’s a good thing—the shades of soul, rock and blues in this quartet’s sound are subtle, adding nuance rather than taking away cred. You can usually find them mixing covers and originals at Gattuso’s in Gretna, but those covers have done wonders for their development, if these six originals are any indication: “Company Man” is an authentic Texas shuffle, led by Daniel Rongey’s twangy tenor, that takes a wry and only slightly sexist take on not shitting where you eat. But then these guys downshift into the tender ballad “You Just Didn’t Know Me Yet,” chock full of real soul that sounds like it was filtered through classic Hendrix.

Likewise, the melody of “Home Grown” has got Bad Company’s Paul Rodgers written all over it, but the songwriting’s pure Skynyrd—they even drop in the phrase “Tuesday’s gone” as a cultural touchstone. And while “Bad Day Fishing” isn’t any less of a bumper sticker than its title, “Lost Me at Goodbye” has all the genuine heartbreak it needs to back up that devastating twist of phrase endemic to country. They no doubt pull off an excellent “Amarillo by Morning” and “You Never Even Called Me By My Name” live—Rongey’s got just the voice for it—but it looks like they may be only a few years away from crafting classic weepers and singalongs of their own.