The Last Bison's Inheritance Out March 5 on Republic Records

The Last Bison

THE LAST BISON (Chesapeake, Va.) will release their full-length debut album, Inheritance, for Republic Records on March 5, 2013, the long player will be available online and in stores. The group has already started their spring tour in support of the release.  A tour which has them traversing the US from February through April, including stops at several music festivals and SXSW along the way. (You can see a track listing and tour dates below.)

Ben Hardesty

The group signed with Republic Records a little bit after the 2012 Veer Music Awards. Republic, a division of Universal Music Group, is home to an all-star roster of multi-platinum, award-winning legends and superstar artists such as 3 Doors Down, Amy Winehouse, Black Sabbath, Enrique Iglesias, Florence + the Machine, Godsmack, Owl City, The Voice (NBC-TV), and Mayer Hawthorne, along with many others. 

NPR referred to The Last Bison's sound as "classical-influenced Southern folk-rock."  The praise does not stop there: PopMatters named them "a band to watch in 2013," and Absolute Punk wrote
"[w]hen atistry is this well-executed, it is something truly entrancing and an absolute delight to behold."
Ben Hardesty leads The Last Bison, joining him are his dad, Dan, sister, Annah, and close friends Andrew and Jay Benfante, Teresa Totheroh, and Amos Housworth.

Annah Hardesty

The septet channels a rustic spirit through an artful blend of folk, classical, and rock, transporting listeners into the untamed heart of Virginia through sweet melodies and intricate instrumentation. These elements converge and yield the band's self-proclaimed "mountaintop chamber" sound. 

In addition to the four songs from their Inheritance EP, the full length album adds an additional seven sonic ponderings. With vivid lyrics, the first single "Switzerland" echoes the beating heart of a world traveler seeking shelter from the winter cold. Meanwhile, tracks like "Autumn Snow" and "Quill" are both pensive and poetic. The entire album remains an epic journey that's both intimate and expansive in scope.

Dan Hardesty

Meet The Last Bison here.

Concert photography from the 2012 Veer Music Awards, Naro Expanded Cinema, Norfolk, Va.

TRACKLISTING:

Inheritance
Quill
Switzerland 
Dark Am I 
River Rhine 
Tired Hands 
Take All the Time 
Watches and Chains 
Autumn Snow 
Distance 
Sandstone 

UPCOMING TOUR DATES: 

2/27 – Durham, NC – Motorco Music Hall 
2/28 – Charlotte, NC – The Evening Muse 
3/01 – Jackson, TN – Barefoot Joe’s @ Union University 
3/02 – Augusta, GA – Sky City 
3/04 – Jacksonville, FL – Underbelly 
3/05 – Athens, GA – The Melting Point 
3/06 – Decatur, GA – Eddie’s Attic 
3/07 – Savannah, GA - Savannah Stopover Music Festival 
3/10 – Denton, TX – 35 Denton Music Festival 
3/11 – Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s Downstairs (free show) 
3/18 – Denver, CO – The Soiled Dove Underground 
3/20 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court 
3/21 – Boise, ID – Tree Fort Music Festival
3/22 – Wenatchee, WA – Caffe Mela 
3/23 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern 
3/24 – Vancouver, BC – Media Club 
3/26 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge 
3/29 – San Francisco, CA – The Rickshaw Stop 
3/30 – Los Angeles, CA – The Mint 
4/02 – La Jolla, CA – The Loft (UCSD) 
4/05 – Kansas City, MO – The Record Bar 
4/06 – Ames, IA – The Maintenance Shop (Iowa State University) 
4/08 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue & 7th Street Entry 
4/09 – Milwaukee, WI – Club Garibaldi 
4/10 – Chicago, IL – Schubas Tavern 
4/12 – Bloomington, IN – The Bishop 
4/13 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom 
4/14 – Louisville, KY – Uncle Slayton’s