If Banditos have not managed to catch your attention yet have no doubt that everything we believe bands should aspire to be, the skill hidden behind pure appreciation, nice guys not always finishing last and the whole bit, this band out of Birmingham, AL via Nashville, TN are all of that but better. Most bands you can feel out before they ever take the stage, there is a certain arrogance in demeanor, especially the venomous confidence which most Nashville bands seem to convey. Still it is the bands not fitting within that mold who always seem to find their own way; it is a rare find but damn it is fulfilling when you do. They may easily be the tightest and most relaxed band on the road right now. There are sparks but this is far from a flashy band so, to some extent, even when in their element, they are humble because those flashes of energy, the swells of emotions which keep the crowd edging forward, are controlled with precise restraint.