Acoustic-based alt-rock, pop-rock

nelo (Justice Records/Pedernales Records; April 22, 2008)
Recorded at Pedernales Studios in Austin
Co-produced by: Freddy Fletcher and Steve Fishell
Engineered by Steve Chadie

“Jumping Bean,” “Goodbye,” “Footsteps,” “All Gone to Nothing,”
“On Top of Love”

Matt Ragland — acoustic guitar, vocals
Reid Umstattd — lead vocals
Stephen Goodson — electric guitar
David Long — tenor & soprano sax, flute
Mike St. Clair — bass, trombone, vocals
Chris Hill — drums, percussion

Justice Records, www.justicerecords.com; Pedernales Records, www.pedernalesrecords.com

* Debut album’s 1st-week sales (1,881 units) put it at #21 on Billboard’s New Artist Album and Heatseekers charts, (#1 on South Central Regional Heatseekers chart) and #65 on its Indie Album Chart; it was #1 seller in Austin.
* nelo has spent this year playing at colleges nationwide and SRO and sold-out shows during its recent album release tour.
* The band has been featured on TV in major markets, including an upcoming series for KHOU’s “Good Day Houston.”
* Pronounced nell-o, spelled all lowercase