EVERYONE SAW THE DUO'S POTENTIAL IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH

CAROLINA NATIVE MATT CHASE AND SMALL-TOWN

WASHINGTON, GEORGIA'S CHRIS ROGERS BEFORE THEY SAW IT

THEMSELVES. BEFORE MORPHING INTO THE MUSICAL OUTFIT

NOW KNOWN AS SOUTHERLAND, THE TWO HAD BEEN PLAYING

COLLEGE TOWNS AND DIVE BARS TOGETHER FOR THREE YEARS.

THEY MET IN 2016 THROUGH MUTUAL FRIEND RAY FULCHER

DURING A SONGWRITING SESSION AND THEIR MUSICAL

COMPATIBILITY IS WHAT HAS KEPT THE TWO WORKING AND

PLAYING TOGETHER SINCE. THEY HAVE DEVELOPED, QUITE

NATURALLY, INTO A DUO THAT RELIES HEAVILY ON LYRICAL

CONTENT, WHILE MELODICALLY TAPPING INTO A 90'S SOUND

THAT FEELS COMPLETELY CURRENT. THE TWO CREATE MUSIC

THAT TAKES THE STORYTELLING OF TRADITIONAL COUNTRY

MUSIC AND GIVES IT A RELATABLE, MODERN COUNTRY VIBE.