The Statesboro Revue are a Texas band that don’t sound like they’re from Texas. In fact, they defy convention with understated brilliance; some achievements don’t have to be bragged and shouted about, and this band know that well.
At the center of the band’s trademark progressive (but uniquely rootsy) sound is lead singer Stewart Mann’s standout vocals, an instrument that afforded him executive callbacks for NBC’s The Voice and the starring role in The Buddy Holly Story back in Texas; still, those accolades do not do justice to the husky, blue-eyed soul his voice evokes on every track, a mascot of the South and as musically versatile as they come.
Put frankly, Stewart could sing anything and excel, but there’s more to The Statesboro Revue than just one man’s gift. The remaining three members are less a support system and more a cohesive unit that subsumes Mann into their overall life force, playing with chemistry and union that has been cemented over years of pounding the road together. The best way to describe ‘Jukehouse Revival’ and the band’s music in general would be an incredibly inspired, technically proficient but spirited jam, filled with the kind of camaraderie and unadulterated energy that comes from those who are simply born to be musicians.