Flatland Cavalry

There's an old adage in the music businesshurry up and wait. Its as old as time itself and still rings true today. All too often, were stuck in a no mans land where the present is almost non-existent. You look at the past, the good old days, with rose-colored glasses. The future is presented as when everything will be figured out and make sensether... es an unparalleled optimism towards the future. Days drag on, but the years fly by. With their highly anticipated sophomore album, Homeland Insecurity, Texas Flatland Cavalry wants to stop and smell the roses. Bandleader and chief lyricist Cleto Cordero is fine with examining and the present. Theres an appreciation for all the sharp detail and high-spirited emotions of today. Flatland Cavalrythe aforementioned Cordero, guitarist Reid Dillon, bassist Jonathan Saenz, drummer Jason Albers, and newest member, fiddle player Wesley Hallhas been stretching their legs across the country this past year after honing their craft and voice in the music boomtown of Lubbock, Texas. Homeland Insecurity finds Flatland further evolving as musicians and storytellers. They continue to expand their sonic palettes while remaining true to those defining characteristics that made them rising standouts years ago. On their previous releases, Come May and Humble Folks, Cordero and company harnessed untethered emotions, feel-good rhythms, and simple raw energy to make it into the hearts of fans and critics. There was power in Corderos proverbial pen that resonated with the highs and lows of college life. Were all just out of college, says Cordero. Were in our mid-twenties. Were all told growing up that by the time youre out of school, youll have it all figured out, but thats not really how it is. Youre still out there trying to find yourself. Its not a jump into adult life. Thats a facade and outright lie. Life doesnt happen that way. You dont turn 25 and become a fully-formed person. Rather, Homeland Insecurity finds Flatland exploring the anxieties, unsureness, growth, resilience, falters, ...Read More