Midland is an American country music group formed in 2014 in Dripping Springs, Texas.
They have released four studio albums, On the Rocks, Let It Roll, The Last Resort: Greetings From and Barely Blue, which have accounted for seven charted singles on the Billboard country chart: "Drinkin' Problem", Burn Out", "Make a Little", "Mr. Lonely", "Cheatin' Songs", "Sunrise Tells the Story", and "Longneck Way to Go".
[2] After Carson left L.A., Duddy and Mark Wystrach met and formed a country-rock band called The Young Whiskey.
[3] The trio met up in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for Cameron Duddy's wedding in August 2013; both Wystrach and Carson acted as groomsmen.
[4] As Duddy recalls the story, Carson and Wystrach arrived in Jackson Hole for the wedding a week early.
[9][10] Jess Carson grew up on a farm in Oregon where the main genre was country music.
[16] Their debut album On the Rocks was released in September 22, 2017, produced by Dann Huff, Josh Osborne, Shane McAnally.
[25][26] On July 16, 2021, Midland released their latest EP, The Last Resort, which hit Number 47 on the Billboard Album Sales Chart.
Rolling Stone rated Barely Blue one of the top 30 best country and Americana albums of 2024.
Touring musicians Past touring musicians Rolling Stone said that "the Texas-based band blend their voices to produce country music that recalls a mix of George Strait, Urban Cowboy and Seventies yacht rock.
"[29] Billboard describes the band's sound as "a definite George Strait '80s New Traditionalist feel to it, combined with the rich California harmonies that made The Eagles legendary.