Separately, Phillip LaRue and Allen Salmon have worked in Nashville writing and producing well known songs for a multitude of artists. But together in their new venture as The Rival, the result is highly infectious, rock-driven pop songs that stand apart from anything either has ever accomplished alone. LaRue, whose background is heavily in the songwriting and performing worlds (“Us and Our Daughters”), and Salmon, who has spent 10 years behind the board mixing Read more on…

Claude says:The Rival was a Nashville collision between two seasoned pop-song architects—Phillip LaRue and Allen Salmon—who together cut infectious, guitar-driven pop that hit you in early 2013 and stuck around for a few spins before moving on, landing most with their self-titled debut.