Men Amongst Mountains by The Revivalists

Men Amongst Mountains came out on Wind-up on July 17, 2015, and it's the record that carried the Revivalists out of New Orleans and onto the national stage. Not long after it dropped, Rolling Stone named the eight-piece, together since 2007, among its "10 Bands You Need to Know".

It's easy to hear why. The lead vocals come with a raw, soulful holler, the guitars and bass keep the grooves loose and rolling, and a lineup that has room for pedal steel, saxophone, keys and trumpet gives the whole thing a sweaty, big-band swagger that sounds like it grew up on the Gulf Coast. The breakout was "Wish I Knew You", a slow-burning single that took its time: it reached No. 1 on Billboard's Adult Alternative Songs chart in September 2016, topped the Alternative Songs chart in May 2017, and went platinum.

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