The Record Company are a swaggering three-piece rock band with a lean, rootsy sound, but don't call them a blues act. "We tip our hat to the greats -- Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed -- and carry a lot of the blues in our music," said lead singer and guitarist Chris Vos, "But we've got too much respect for the genre to lump ourselves into it." The group was formed by three friends who went from listening to old records to playing music inspired by their favorites, rocking small venues as they developed a serious buzz in Los Angeles. Their debut, 2016's Give It Back to You, was a strong roots rock session, while 2018's All of This Life was more eclectic in its approach, but just as passionate, and 2021's Play Loud added more modern touches to their elemental attack.