简介：ThemusicofcountryduoFastRydeservesastheperfectsoundtrackforSaturdaynight.Withtheircatchymelodies,irresistiblebeatsandsoulfulcountryvoices,FastRydecapturestheyouthfulanticipationofanightwhenanythingcanhappen,funistheonlygoalandamanisstilllargelydefinedbyhispotential.Andifhejusthappenstocrosspathswithawomanwithawellendowedposterior,perhapsliketheonecelebratedintheirradiohit"ThatThang,"well,that'sjustabonus."Seethesearethedays/ain'tgottawork,gotplentytimetoplay/Myfavoritestationblaringeverythinggood,brightsunlightshiningoffmyhood,"theysingin"TopDown." Byfearlesslydefyingconventionalmusicalboundaries,JamesHarrisonandJodyStevenshavecreatedacuttingedgesoundthatisn'teasilydefinable.Theseartistsandtheirmusicaretrulyaproductoftheirage,atimewhentheyoungergenerationisinfluencedmorebydiverseiPodshufflesthanasingleradioformat. "IoftenrefertoitasnewcountryandI'vealsocalleditpartycountry,"saysJames."It'sahybridofaclassicAmericantraditionmixedwiththesensibilitiesoftheinformationage.MostkidstodaylistentoTimMcGraw,JayZandNickelback,allinthesameCDplayer.We'reafilterofallofourvariousinfluencesfileddownintoapureAmericansound.It'sinthecountrygenrebecausewetellstorieswithoursongsandconnectwithlisteners.Thisisthevaluesofcountry,theeffectofcountry,butwithaslightlylargerpoolofinfluences."Ourstuffisveryforward;wedon'tusealotofhiddenmeaning,"Jamessays."Thetitleofthesongiswhatthesongisabout.It'sstraightforwardfun,sleek,youthfulandfast.Wehavesomesongsaboutcarsandgirls,thingsthatredbloodedAmericanpeoplecangetinto." Theduowroteallofthesongsandplayedalloftheguitarpartsontheirselftitleddebutproject,whichtheycoproducedwithJody'sfather,Nashvillesongwriter/producerJeffStevens."Cashville"payshomageor"throwsoutprops,"asJamessaystoMusicCity,"agreatplaceforyoungpeoplebecauseyoucanmeetlikemindedpeopleandforgeyourdreamsandalliances."Theanthemic"Crunk"isapartysongdepictingayoungactthatconvincestheirfanstoletgoandthrowcautionintothewind."'RidingDirty'isprobablygoingtobeoneofthosesongsthatpeoplewithtrucksorpeoplewhogomuddingwillreallylike,"saysJody."It'sveryfun,gotagreatyouthfulenergyandit'sjustveryrockin.'"