There are plenty of hardcore bands and musicians who don’t hesitate to put dark and grim imagery in their lyrics.
Still, there are also musicians who do it in a way you would never expect. As it turns out, the musicians in today’s story are a great example.
Poems and songs are some of the most creative ways to tell stories, as they can be interpreted in many ways.
Some musicians use literary techniques to write things that are genuinely mysterious and deceptive to the listeners.
Often, they write songs are mere fictional stories that sometimes relate to the real world.
However, there are also songwriters brave enough to tell their secrets, their life stories and other revelations. These artists can ignite a deep curiosity in the hearts of their listeners.
In the case of this particular bluegrass and folk band, they seem to have murder on their minds.
The Dead South is a folk and bluegrass band based in Regina in Saskatchewan, Canada.
They group was originally formed in 2012 as a quartet by cellist Danny Kenyon and one of the band’s vocalists. There is also Colton Crawford, the band’s banjo player, and Nate Hilts who has filled a variety of roles in band including vocals, guitar and mandolin. Lastly, there’s Scott Pringle, who also plays a number of different roles.
The Dead South features unique storytelling with a hint of mature, and explicit subjects.
Through it all, their music is accompanied by catchy bluegrass rhythms played on cellos and banjos that arouse interest and provide a feast of great music.
This song may seem upbeat and fun, but it contains disturbing lyrics.
The song title’s “In Hell, I’ll Be In Good Company” is enough to give you the chills—and listeners should brace themselves for more. Kenyon, the band’s cellist, explained the meaning more fully:
“It’s about a man who murders his cheating wife and is super stoked to go to hell with her, and it sounds grim.”
Each stanza is poetic and well-written, but it’s pretty dark compared to most country and bluegrass.
The video shows nothing described in the lyrics.
Instead, the band members are shown snapping their fingers, dancing and moving from place to place while singing and doing the same routine. If you only focus on watching the music video and the upbeat music, the song’s meaning could easily slip out of your mind.
The band’s album Good Company achieved numerous successes.
Most of the songs in this album contain explicit subjects about cheating, drinking, love and murder.
Their debut album was first released in 2014 with the help of their record label, Devil Duck Records. Because of that, they were able to tour the able all over the place in Canada and Europe. It surpassed their expectations as they found themselves on the road to success!
In 2017, they released the music video for “In Hell, I’ll Be In Good Company” on YouTube.
Since it was posted, it has already earned itself more than 187 million views! The song also showed up in the Top 50 on the Billboard music charts and in the Top 20 on the US iTunes chart. As their fans are already used to with their unique musical style, they’re all looking forward to what’s in store on their future albums.
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