Since forming almost a decade ago, Strung Like a Horse has built a reputation for surprising people, either with their talent, humor, sense of “why not?” or combination of the three.
The name alone should give people an idea of what the band is all about – witty wordplay and double entendre for starters – the name was chosen in part because horse hair is used on many bows – but there’s also a nod to their music, Americana with a new-grass or even alt-rock edge. Over the last decade, the musicians have drawn fans across the South with their steady career progression, live shows and a need to constantly one-up themselves.
In perhaps the biggest next step of their career, they will release their major-label debut, “Whoa!,” on Transoceanic Records at The Signal on Oct. 30.
Singer/songwriter/frontman Clay Maselle said they’ll play three sets.
“It’s going to be a really awesome show,” he said. “The first set will be entirely unplugged, single-mic style. Old-school Strung Like a Horse-style. Then the second set will be all plugged in, and then the third set we will do the whole record start to finish.”