The Record Company

Give It Back To You

Concord Music Group

The Record Company’s Chris Vos grew up on a Wisconsin dairy farm outside of New Munster, 50 miles south of Milwaukee. He was first inspired by Hendrix, Harrison, Fogarty, and Winter; so he got himself a guitar. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and fronted several local bands. He played mostly blues and psychedelic rock.

In 2010 Vos moved to Los Angeles because his wife got an advertising job there. Wanting to form another band Vos posted a message on Craigslist and was contacted by bassist Alex Stiff, originally from Wayne, Pa. The boys began listening to “Hooker N’ Heat” and Jimmy Reed and began rehearsing and recording in 2011 with Stiff’s friend Marc Cazorla (Elmira, N.Y.) on drums. Other influences included The Stones and The Stooges. Their first club date was January 2012; two months later they played the “South by Southwest” Festival and soon after the Montreal International Jazz Festival. They toured and opened for B.B. King, Buddy Guy, and Charles Bradley. They released their first EP “Superdead” in 2012 and followed up with another EP “Feels So Good” in 2013. They signed with Concord in 2015 and just released their debut album this past February, 2016.

The Record Company’s music is a blend of early electric blues and garage rock. Vos states that “our sound has a lot of early rock n’ roll but with a greater emphasis on the drums and bass”.

“Off The Ground” opens the album and it’s also the first single chosen for airplay. Vos states the band was trying to capture a Hound Dog Taylor type of sound. The song is also being used in a Miller Lite commercial.

“Don’t Let Me Get Lonely” was one of the first songs written by the band. On it they are all playing acoustic instruments including a standup bass. The vocal is sung in a falsetto.

“Rita Mae Young” features Vos on slide and Cazorla’s infectious drumming. “On The Move” has Vos playing harmonica with just the bass and drums. “Hard Day Coming Down” is an infectious tune with Vos again on harp. On “Feels Go Good” and on the title track the trio cooks.

The blues had a baby and they called it rock n’ roll. This is a great debut. The band should attract a younger than usual fan base.

Richard Ludmerer