The Joe Stamm Band makes countrified roots-rock with an emphasis on the roots, drawing on Stamm’s small-town upbringing in rural Illinois for a sound that blends heartland hooks with Nashville twang. It’s a sound that’s taken the songwriter from the college apartment where he strummed his first chords to venues beyond the Midwest, sharing shows with personal heroes like Kris Kristofferson and Chris Knight along the way. With his debut studio LP, The Good & The Crooked (& The High & The Horny), which is due out September 25th, Stamm begins building his own legacy, leading his band of road warriors through an album rooted in all-American storytelling and guitar-driven swagger.
Recorded in a converted barn outside of Iowa City, The Good & The Crooked (& The High & The Horny) is a studio album that owes its electrified energy to Stamm’s live show. It was there — onstage, guitar in hand, headlining a club in Peoria one night and playing with artists like Tyler Childers and Easton Corbin the next — that Stamm sharpened the edges of his self-described “black dirt music,” rolling Americana, country, and blue-collar rock and roll influences into his own style. Some songs were autobiographical, spinning true-life stories of love, loss, and life in Middle America. Others, like the barn-burning “12 Gauge Storyline,” were character-driven and fictional. Whittled into sharp shape by a touring schedule that kept Stamm and company on the road for as many as 150 days a year, those songs took new shape in the recording studio, shot through with amplified riffs, grooves, and arrangements that rolled just as hard as they rocked.
Today Glide is excited to premiere the the video for the album’s title track, a coming-of-age anthem that finds Stamm writing about the humor, heartache, charm, and chaos of youth in America. Brimming with a mix of honky tonk, Southern rock and roll, heartland twang and plenty of country swagger, the song finds Stamm drawing from experiences both fictional and autobiographical. Taking on the role as a sort of trailer park Jesus, Stamm wanders through different party scenarios before rocking out in a packed garage that may be a nod to his roots. With its fun and unforgettable chorus, not to mention plenty of blistering guitar work, the song nicely captures the special dynamic behind this band.
“Everyone falls into at least one — and usually several — of those categories,” he says of “The Good & The Crooked (& The High & The Horny).” “That song really captured a sense of things, a sense of people, and a sense of what it’s like to grow up in America.”
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Joe Stamm Band’s The Good & the Crooked (& The High & the Horny) is due out September 25.
Photo credit: Elise Kingland
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The Good the Crooked !! The Joe Stamm Band kills it every time.
I LOVE this song! I had the privilege of getting to hear a few off of it and this album is hot ??? I can’t wait for its full release!
AHHHHMAZING!!! Fabulous song, fabulous video!! Playin’ it again and again and again and…
Amazing video! Absolutely love Joe Stamm Band!!!
Joe Stamm Band rocks.
Great band, great song, great music/video and great human! Everyone shoukd listen and watch!!
Flipping love this guy and this band !!!
Joe Stamm Band continues with the awesome songs. The shows are great, Joe and the band always gives it a 110% and more cause they are #MidwestAF
Joe Stamm Band! As a musician, I find the lyrical honesty in Joe’s songs refreshing, relatable, and real. His approach to putting a fun spin on real life while staying true to both his Illinois, Midwest roots and his Country, grit sound never gets old with each new song he releases. I look forward to watching his music career soar as more and more people recognize his talent.
The new Joe Stamm is as great as I’ve come to expect out of them. Thanks for the write up on such an awesome band!
Love it!!! Great video & even greater song!!
Love this video and the band! Keep them coming!
This is One Great Guy with Great Music Love the Joe Stamm Band & Cannot wait to go see them in person & gonna be soon Keep Up the Great Singing & Writting Joe
Love the new Joe Stamm Video and music ! So fun to watch
Love the song The Good and The Crooked by The Joe Stamm Band. I’v Seen them several times and they are an awesome band. Always a good time.
Love the Joe Stamm Band, great music! Love this song and video!!!
Joe Stamm Band is so entertaining, talented musicians, great storytelling and a man who loves his dogs !!!!
If you like the video, just wait until you see a live show! Joe and the band never disappoint! Black dirt country rock!
The band are all a great group of people who truly love what they do and sound great.
For me music is a passion and its been years since I have heard such a great country band.
Thank you for bringing life back to music. You are a great song writer and singer.
We saw Joe Stamm at a music festival last year. Got to meet Joe and get an autographed CD. My husband and brother were the sound guys for the festival and are in a band so I meet a lot of musicians. He is definitely one of the most genuine intriguing musicians I’ve met. The rest of the band is personable and they put on a great show. They have songs like the The Good and the Crooked that are relatable to everyone. I can’t wait to see them again in October back at the winery. Hoping we get to hear their new songs live then. Keep rocking!
Great music, great lyrics, great and entertaining video!
Absolutely love this band!
JSB sure know how to rock out.. Black Dirt Country Rock.. MWAF ??
Another fantastic song from Joe and the band! Will be headlining big venues soon!