Sydney quintet Not Good With Horses are a band that has an innate understanding of how to explore atmosphere and soul in their music. They are also a group that has that rare ability to convey emotion and vulnerability as adroitly as they can whip up a beckoning stomp and
sway on the dance-floor.

Over the last few years the band has become a mainstay on the Sydney alt-country scene, playing pubs, bars and bowling clubs whilst refining their cosmopolitan blend of traditional country, acoustic folk, soul, forlorn blues, gypsy jazz and bluegrass – more often than not filtered through a smoky, late-night mood. They fit perfectly under the banner of what has become popularised as the Americana sound – drawing from multiple stylistic sources to
create their own distinct music.

Not Good With Horses embraces range and versatility in their music, which allows them to create a country noir, rock ’n’ roll mood, akin to Dylan’s band of recent years, and then change gears and transport the listener to last drinks in a lonely honky tonk bar or the wide open spaces of a blissed-out road trip.