Few Miles South is a country southern rock group created by south GA raised Blake English and Los Angeles native Tori Lund. The band wrangled up local musicians such as Bob “Boo” Bernstein, Scarlet Rivera and Bruce. They recently released Might Could which is a mix of country, pop and rock.
I liked Lund’s vocals which have an undeniable pop appeal in a Shania Twain type of way. She is a great singer backed by great performances. That being said I definitely had some preferences when it came to individual songs. I preferred the country over the pop aspects of the music. Up first is the title track and it certainly felt like a radio worthy song. The hook is there and banjo and lap steel guitar seem like necessities to give the song its country flavor. “Jojo” was a another successful effort and perhaps even more single worthy than the first song. The chorus is more explosive and sing-along worthy. “Walking to the Moon” however was my kind of tune. The song is darker and melancholy with understated performances. Lund just sounds fantastic on this track and her country inflection works very well off the instrumentation. The energy surges to its highest point on “Oh Down the Road” but actually it felt a little more bluegrass inspired. It has the knee slapping, dance worthy energy that is infectious. The handclaps were the icing on the cake. Last up is “What’s Yours Is Mine” which is the emotionally resonant slower ballad. Few Miles South is a band spewing with talent and the professional production on the EP brings out the performances. The EP was an eclectic mix of their sound and they really hit on different flavors on each song. This is a really good EP from beginning to end. Recommended.
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