Breaux’s Bros is a singer songwriter duo who moves through the American songbook with the easy grace that comes from a lifetime steeped in song. 

On their new LP Land of the Free, Florida singers / songwriters / composers Ashley Breaux and Rick Wilson have refined the creative vision on what it means to be an American Country artist. While here signature harmonies and woven together to create a tapestry of color and life, Land of the Free springs forth from the typical patriotic undertones of American Country music. Deeply woven into the fabric of the album, Breaux’s Bros brings together bits of classic Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, skittering drums, and distant guitars to create a whole that while winking at the mainstream pop of American Country music, is very much reminiscent of the swelling pride of of the early 2000’s meets late 80’s.

“Land of the Free feels like a return to classic Americana, in terms of sound and content” says Wilson. While the duo historically wrote for a contemporary Christian audience, many of the tracks on Land of the Free were built on the classic ideals of freedom, patriotism, and nationalistic pride. “It was a process, but it feels like old America was forgotten. We want to remedy that.”

Lyrically, Land of the Free is a collection of vignettes that have allowed Breaux and Wilson to express their deep love of the vastness and diversity of this country. “These lyrics honor those who fell for our freedom, for the love of our military and the ideals that the US was founded upon. Our history is messy” Breaux tells us. “It’s part of being human, but if you forget what price was paid, what the end goal of it all was, then what was it all for?”

Wilson and Breaux honestly cannot remember a time in their life when they weren’t singing and performing; whether for friends and family in her childhood churches or at venues across the southeast. “Since I can remember there has always been a song to sing and a story to tell” says Wilson. “From that same time, I always had a journal, and the desire to record my experiences.”

While Breaux’s Bros’ music shifts through a varied palate of moods and tones, as a whole it paints a cohesive portrait of songwriters who has not only become a master of their craft but is also comfortable wearing that mantle. “I always want people to feel hope when they listen to my music” says Wilson. “I try to write from my authentic self, and I hope that comes through.”  Breaux’s Bros’ songs glow with palpable realness, and satisfy in the way only truly honest art can.