Matt Stell and The Crashers

"I dread answering the question 'what kind of music do you play' every time it's asked." Says Matt Stell & the Crashers' front man Matt Stell. "Every time someone asks me, I just end up telling them that we're kinda like 30 of my favorite bands and proceed to recommend songs and YouTube clips to them."

Matt Stell & the Crashers’ love for all kinds of music runs deep and they draw from many different sources for inspiration. Somewhere between Country, Americana, Blues, Soul, Folk, Gospel and Rock and Roll you’ll find MS&C. Geographically situated between the traditional homes of these and other styles of music, it makes sense that MS&C would learn from and study under these traditions in order to craft a sound that’s all their own. Evidence of this can be found on their upcoming release, Vestibule Blues. Stell—who wrote or co-wrote every track on the album—covered a lot of ground in terms of mood and subject matter. “There are songs about everything from crimes of passion and retribution, to high school scenes most people can relate to, to funerals, to the peculiar ways that men and women sometimes carry on, etc. The record definitely goes to some different places, and that’s the way I like it. I usually get bored with repetition.”