When you have the bottle to describe your music as “Swaggering, bourbon-drenched, Cosmic Country” you need to back such a grand claim with cracking songs.

And The Family do that in gallons.

Once you’ve heard tracks like: “Who’s In Who’s Out”, “The Byrd” and “Let The Love Shine In” you’ll find yourself floating on heady concoction seemingly brewed in the southern states of America.

Yet with their roots firmly in Southampton you realise The Family have something special.

Born out of blues band Jupiter Few they found this new style by simply adding Hag on pedal-steel guitar and piano.

According to lead singer Brad Weeks things are looking good for the band as a unit but they still need: “a manager, publisher and a record deal.”

As budgets contract in 2009 these will be harder to find but luckily they have been given a free video and, says Brad: “You don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.”

Shot by Dan Bridge at the Green Wave Festival this could be an essential gift.

The Family

Although the presentation isn’t in the same style of the band’s web sites and CD covers you still get a great impression of how passionate The Family is about their music.

Once you have seen the band on screen I am sure you’ll want to see them live and that is why every act should have one.