Them Vibes

“The album delivers ass-kicking rock and foot-stomping roots at a perfect ratio. “Shine On” has a very well thought-out flow to it, building up and mellowing out at just the right times. Guns blaze and guitars shred with the albums opener “Cryin’ Shame,” and the following track “Woo Who” pays swampy, Southern-rock homage to the Black Crowes...” - Deli Nashville

"They rock pretty hard... I really weighed playing a couple of different tracks, but that {Lorelei} was the one I thought was most Lightning 100 friendly... That's a really great band called Them Vibes." - Wells Adams, Lightning 100 Radio

I had the pleasure of spending Monday night listening to, talking about good music, and drinking good bourbon with Alex Haddad and Larry Florman of Them Vibes. You may have heard their track “Lorelei“ on the 615 Local Spotlight on Lightning 100. The first time I caught these gentlemen live was at the On Tap Showcase at Tin Roof last week with One Arm Train and our own Lauren Strange. Them Vibes managed to squeeze a five piece band, an energetic frontman, plus a trio of female backup vocalists onto the stage, and almost blew the Tin Roof off the joint. They brought a tremendous amount of passion and energy to tracks from their debut album “Shine On.” Below are a couple pictures from that show courtesy of Shawn Jackson.

So, on Monday, after a few of the aforementioned bourbons, I got to hear a stripped down duet version of a couple of those tracks live, and I’ve got to say I like them even more now. While this is the first release of the current incarnation of this group, Haddad and Florman are not new to the scene. Previously members of Her and King’s County, they have played with the likes of Kid Rock, Montgomery Gentry, Charlie Daniels, and Kellie Pickler. Through Them Vibes and “Shine On”, Alex and Larry have written and played the raw, honest songs they were meant to bring to life. Their sound carries influences ranging from the gritty rock of The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin, the rhythmic sway of The Black Crowes and Tom Petty, and the intimate harmonies of Simon & Garfunkel and The Band. - No Country For New Nashville

Release: Formed in East Nashville’s underground rock scene in 2013, the band quickly shook the foundations of Music City with their blitzkrieg live show and soulful songwriting. Influenced by the rhythmic sway of The Faces and T-Rex and infected with the raw energy of the Rolling Stones and the Black Crowes, Them Vibes have injected new life into the anemic arm of what currently passes for mainstream rock n’ roll.

Co-founded by singer-songwriters Brother Love and Alex Haddad, Them Vibes released their debut record, Shine On, independently and began hitting the Nashville and Austin scenes as a five-piece band playing coveted gigs at the High Watt, The Basement, The Mercy Lounge, The Continental Club, the Blue Bird Café and SXSW.

Lighting 100, Nashville’s top independent radio station, began spinning their single “Lorelei,” and the song reached the top ten in the station’s listener-voted “Music City Mayhem” of 2014.

Them Vibes released their debut EP on September 8, 2015. TV was recorded with seven-time Grammy award-winning producer and engineer Richard Dodd, who has worked with the likes of Tom Petty, George Harrison, Counting Crows, The Civil Wars, Kings of Leon and Wilco. - Revolution 360