The Dead South

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Image courtesy of Razzmatazz

Fusing a punk spirit with traditional bluegrass and old-time string band music, Canadian band The Dead South emerged from Saskatchewan's prairie capital of Regina. 

After debuting in 2013 with the five-song EP The Ocean Went Mad and We Were to Blame, the band recorded its first full-length album, Good Company; it was acquired in 2014 by German indie label Devil Duck Records, which sent The Dead South on several overseas tours over the next two years.

For their follow-up, 2016's Illusion & Doubt, the band worked with local producer Jason Plumb and signed to Toronto's Curve Music label. It was a breakthrough for The Dead South, who would go on to reach the Top Five on the Billboard Bluegrass charts, which raised the band's profile significantly. Showcasing their crossover versatility, the band collaborated with Canadian hip-hop artist Rich Kidd on an updated version of the 2014 song "In Hell I'll Be in Good Company," which was released in the summer of 2017. T

The band's fourth album, Sugar & Joy, arrived in October 2019 and landed at number one on Billboard's Bluegrass chart. Now, they perform live in Barcelona at Sala Razzmatazz.

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