Shinyribs

Austin-based roots combo Shinyribs were formed in 2007 as a solo project by Gourds co-founder Kevin Russell. Shinyribs' music is a natural extension of the quirky Texan art/alt-country that made the Gourds so successful. Mixing soul, country, blues, and rock, Russell's new band issued its debut LP, Well After Awhile, in 2010 during a break between Gourds albums. The Gourds would released one more album, 2011's Old Mad Joy, before Russell finally put his longtime band officially on hiatus in 2013 in order to concentrate on Shinyribs as a full-time project. That same year, Shinyribs followed up with their second LP, Gulf Coast Museum. Okra Candy followed in 2015 and I Got Your Medicine arrived in early 2017. ~ Timothy Monger