King Ropes

King Ropes is a Montana based Psychedelic Americana band, sort of. Or Indie Desert Rock? Imagine Pavement, Pixies, Wilco, Margaret Glaspy, and Queens of the Stoneage, hanging with Willie Nelson. Former ‘Tandy’ main man Mike Ferrio, even when his band were known as one of the best alt. country bands around, never toed the genre specific line; certainly much of their music could be slotted into alt. country stylistically but there was always a very strong sense of originality that didn’t really fit anywhere! It was a similar situation with his first ‘Good Luck Mountain’ album, a recording that whilst excellent seemed to be steering gently away from country music although elements were still discernible