With their brand new release, Down Home, the songwriting duo of Music City natives Jack Quiggins and Ryan Jennings—better known as Teddy and The Rough Riders—have reminded critics, fans, and fellow musicians exactly why they are the outright heirs to the Cosmic-Americana throne. Born in the throes of Nashville’s indie rock renaissance and refined in their rediscovery of Music City’s royal Country lineage, Teddy and The Rough Riders are your favorite country band’s favorite country band; that is if they’re not already the members of your favorite country band.
The eleven-song collection of Down Home—released today via Appalachia Record Co.—breathes like a band confident in their songwriting and recording, working with momentum already up to speed. The album moves along at an easy clip, with several points where one will unconsciously find themselves reaching for the volume knob to turn up the rippers. At 33 minutes, it’s a record begging for repeat listens where even the down-tempo numbers groove.
Fans can stream or purchase Down Home in its entirety today at this link, buy physical copies—both vinyl and CD—here. Following their UK tour and run as Emily Nenni’s backing band, opening for Orville Peck, be sure to catch the last leg of Teddy and The Rough Riders’ headline tour this week in Texas, Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia. A full list of tour dates can be found below. For more information, please visit teddyandtheroughriders.com.
More About Teddy and the Rough Riders: On their new album Down Home, the songwriting duo of Jack Quiggins and Ryan Jennings doubled down on all the elements that garnered praise for their previous, eponymous album produced by Margo Price. Holler Country succinctly sums them up: “Teddy and the Rough Riders are pulling apart the lost threads of country rock and weaving them back together with their own alternative take on the form.” As native Nashvillians, the pair came up through Music City’s DIY rock scene explosion of the late 00s into 2010s, eventually embracing the traditional country roots of their home city. At just 33 minutes, Down Home moves at a fast clip, with a variety of blazing rippers, traditional sounds, and alt-country styles inviting repeat listens. The band has recently been named “Best Honky Tonk Group” by Austin TX’s Ameripolitan Awards for 2024. They tour North America, the EU, and the UK through the summer backing and opening for Emily Nenni, then embarking on their own North American tour in October after making an official appearance at Americanafest in September. Down Home is releasing on October 11th on Appalachia Record Co.
Catch Teddy and the Rough Riders On Tour:
October 11 - San Antonio, TX - Lonesome Rose
October 12 - Austin, TX - White Horse
October 13 - Austin, TX - ACL Fest
October 17 - Birmingham, AL - Woodlawn Theatre
October 18 - Nashville, TN - Soft Junk
October 19 - Thomaston, GA - Mule Days
