Rock/indie/hyphy Low Red Land's tour lands them at Trophys

San Francisco-based Low Red Land who have described themselves as "rock/indie/hyphy," are currently on an American tour behind their new album "Dog's Hymns," which was put out by Thinker Thought Records on Sept. 23.

When first listening to Low Red Land's debut self-released album "Weight of Nations," they definitely stood out as a rock band. But what type of rock band?

Low Red Land has some folksy characteristics, but with more intensity. They also have some hard in-your-face moments in the songs, but not enough to be considered hard-core.

Americana undertones are also present in the songs, but with more force.

The question posed, "What genre do you all place yourselves in?" educed some moans while chatting with them at their Nov. 5 show at Trophy's.

"I think that we're a rock band," said Mark DeVito, drummer. "After we play a lot, people say 'Hey, that rocked.'"

"For as much as any one word could work, it doesn't work," said Ben Thorne, bassist and vocalist.

A band doesn't need to be placed in one specific genre. A band can just simply rock.

"Yeah, I think the two most consistent things that I hear...people say that we rock, which is great and, 'That was really intense'," said Neil Thompson, guitarist and vocalist.