WHAT IT IS: This L.A.-based trio creates its warm and wistful sound by playing off the delicate contradictions at the heart of its music. The band members share songwriting duties, as Mason Van Valin and Elijah Edwards specialize in a starkly literate, sometimes gritty sense of introspection, informed by artists like Bob Dylan and Jim Messina, while vocalist Megan McAllister lends a soulful vulnerability and gutsy intimacy to her material, which is inspired by everyone from Linda Ronstadt to Rihanna. “We each bring in our own different elements, but what connects us is the level of honesty that we go for in our songs,” says McAllister. In achieving that honesty, the band infuses their music with intense emotional power.

ALBUM: Fairground Saints

RELEASE DATE: 8/21/15

SINGLE: “Can’t Control the Weather”

TV: Expect late night television week of release

LIVE: Touring U.S. June-Aug.; fall festival run

INTERNET: Currently receiving massive playlist support across Spotify and Digster

RADIO: “Can’t Control the Weather” impacting radio in June

PRESS: New artist features will begin running in June

BOOKING: Sara Bollwinkle, Corrie Christopher/Paradigm

MANAGEMENT: Kimberly Knoller, Craig Coburn/The Knoller Group

SOCIALS: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram