The Bailey Hounds

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The Bailey Hounds emerged from the Philadelphia music scene in 2011 with their debut album “Along the Gallows”—a melancholy prowl through a series of Americana compositions, rife with imagery akin to the macabre, the diabolical, and the morose. Teetering on the border of alt-country and indie-rock, The Bailey Hounds prefer to look to the aesthetics of horror films and murder ballads for inspiration, drawing on the often sublime characteristics of the former and lyrical intrigue of the latter.

They gained significant international attention after their live acoustic cover of Pantera’s “The Great Southern Trendkill” was shared by Pantera on facebook. This established The Bailey Hounds as a band influenced by a broader range of genres than typical bands in the folk scene and further highlighted the group’s penchant for themes of horror and heavy-metal-esque lyrics. Currently, their shadowy piano version of Danzig’s “Mother” can be downloaded off of their website, along with their first official release, a version of Bob Dylan’s “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right”.

As of May 2013, The Bailey Hounds will be celebrating their second official release entitled “All the Blood in the World”. The new six-song album offers a much grittier, analog approach, more indicative of the band’s live performances. Though not so dissimilar from the dusty atmosphere accomplished on their debut, the new collection of songs proves to ebb and flow between upbeat ’70s-style folk rock and dark, brooding ballads.

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