"Reckless Kelly has … created a trademark brand of road-screaming countryrock
music that’s big on loud guitars, clean popping drums, and tremendously
hooky songs. … All killer, no filler, BULLETPROOF is Reckless Kelly’s
masterpiece thus far. …" - allmusic.com
Residence:
Austin, Texas
Musical Idiom:
Roots rock
New Release:
BULLETPROOF (Yep Roc Records; June 24, 2008)
Recorded at Pedernales Studios, Austin
Engineered by John Smerek; mastered by Jim Demain at Yes
Master
Emphasis Tracks:
“Love in Her Eyes,” “Ragged As the Road,” “American Blood”
The Players:
Willy Braun - lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars,
percussion
Cody Braun - fiddle, mandolin, harmonica, harmony vocals
David Abeyta - lead electric and acoustic guitars, lap steel,
percussion
Jay Nazz - drums, percussion
Jimmy McFeely - bass
Joined by:
Lloyd Maines - pedal steel
Brian Standefer - cello
Ephraim Owens - trumpet
Michael Ramos - B3, Wurlitzer piano, pump organ
* BULLETPROOF spent 4 weeks at #1 on the Americana chart
* Album’s 1st single, “Ragged as the Road,” spent 5 weeks at #1 on The
Texas Music Chart; “Ragged” music video premiered October 8
* 2nd single, “Love in Her Eyes,” debuted at #19 on The Chart (now #15)
* 1st-week BULLETPROOF sales put it at #2 on Billboard magazine’s
Heatseekers chart, #22 on its Country chart and #117 on its Top 200 chart
* Band performed National Anthem before televised major-league
baseball games during ’08 season, including at Chicago; will organize a
charity softball for spring with pro ball players and musicians
* Currently on a 23-city tour with The Reverend Horton Heat and
Nashville Pussy; band collecting at venues for its Military Care Packs
