KATY MAE
You May Already Be A Winner
Maggadee Records

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Every now and then a band comes along that blurs the lines of genres and just simply creates great music that all comers can fall in love with. Katy Mae is that band. Hard to classify? Absolutely. The country genre has fused together with rock, rock has fused together with country, then of course the little sub-genre of alt. Country now exists for those that don’t want to fit either category, and the list goes on. Katy Mae walks the line between them all and has put out what has quickly become one of my favorite EP’s in my collection. Though they are hard to classify, the comparisons to the likes of The Replacements, The Byrds and Wilco are easy to spot, but Katy Mae also finds a way to stand out on their own two feet. With great, relatable, story telling in their lyrics, mixed together with an outstanding vocal delivery from Phil Doucet, and catchy though simple guitar riffs this band can fill up a Lower Broadway honky-tonk in Nashville and have the place packed and they will quickly have the patrons raising their drinks to the ceiling. But, put them on stage in front of a great rock-n-roll crowd and they are going to have the same thing happening. By stretching the lines of genres and what is and what isn’t acceptable amongst music today, Katy Mae has created an amazing EP with a sound unlike a lot of the other bands out there right now. For the first time in a long time, I am really excited about some new music and can’t wait to hear more from Katy Mae.