The hustle and bustle of Austin as a tech hub can take you out of the Texas mindset, but if you need a rugged reminder of the Lone Star style, look no further than Cowboy Diplomacy. This locally-based quartet and their raucous brand of grizzled rock has been quick to congregate crowds for the past couple years, and there’s plenty of Southern hospitality when it comes to distortion, unbridled vocals, and beyond bold rhythm arrangements.

Cowboy Diplomacy just released their first single since 2017 in anticipation of their upcoming debut album, due out later this year. The four-piece’s grit and haggard energy are front and center on this new one…even though it’s all about ditching the vapidity of casual self-destruction in favor of showing love and respect for oneself and others… Get your dose of frontier negotiations started with, “The Get Down”!

–Jack Anderson