Hillbilly Noir Americana
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What I'm Not
Rand Reynolds writes authentic Hillbilly Noir, a new music genre he created in 2005 to describe his haunting Edgar Allen Poe-like lyrics paired with a stark, rustic Martin guitar accompaniment. Like its film noir counterpart, Reynolds’ musical vignettes focus on desolate characters that, on the surface, appear to exist only in terms of black and white, good and bad, love and hate, and sane or insane. But, Reynolds’ characters struggle inwardly to co-exist in the gray moral shadows of their footsteps echoing in a vacant alley on a dark, rainy night, while moving headstrong into life’s underbelly. He delivers his songs in a deep baritone voice that spearheads his unique signature sound that is dark, threatening and dangerous. Reynolds’ Hillbilly Noir is stylized, individualist and intimate. His material -- which ranges from songs about alcoholics, drifters, serial killers, strippers, dope fiends, wife beaters, washed-up country singers, finger pointers and, generic sinners and saints -- explores a new modern sensuality and savvy, which embraces Reynolds’ journey of candid self-discovery that is bold and rare among today’s songwriters.