Claude says:The eight-piece New Orleans rock outfit came together from jam sessions at Tipitina's and built a following on relentless touring before Rolling Stone tagged them as a band to watch. Men Amongst Mountains leans into their big, festival-ready sound — pedal steel and saxophone threaded through sing-along hooks that split the difference between roots rock and indie ambition. You caught it a year after release when "Wish I Knew You" started breaking through, played it through the summer it went platinum, then let it drift.