The Lost Causes are an alt. country outfit hailing from Sumrall, MS, the hometown of lead singer and primary songwriter Justin Patterson. If you're wondering what kind of music they play, it's simple (well, not really).... Most easily defined as a rock n' roll band with a cowboy singer, they’ve been called frat boy country, rodeo rock n' roll, americana, southern rock, and have even been accused from time to time of having mainstream country hits hidden in the wide array of originals and covers they play.
With the release (May 2006) of Justin’s “Debut†on independent Cowboy Cool Records, the time has come for this quintet to take their music to the masses. Encompassing the sway and swagger of the Bakersfield Sound; the hook, line, and sinker of the Nashville Establishment; the songwriting sensibility of the Texas Troubadour; and the way of the world wisdom of the Wild West Cowboy all mixed up with a dash of Mississippi's rich musical heritage, this record is sure to please.
Co-produced by Americana mastermind Chris Hudson and exclusively featuring homegrown Mississippi musicians like Cary Hudson and Ted Gainey, former members of the now defunct legendary alt. country band Blue Mountain, as well as drummer Elliott Crawford of Buffalo Nickel gives the record a looseness and roots rock feel adding to Patterson’s laidback country song crafting. All in all it is an interesting array of twangful tones sure to launch Justin Patterson & the Lost Causes to success as a regional touring act with a catalog of originals and covers perfect for any size stage.
