Banditos (band) Breeze" via "Rolling Stone"'s website in the summer of 2015. "Rolling Stone" writer Andrew Leahey said the record is "Equal parts alt-country twang and garage rock bang, the album wears its influences proudly, recalling everything from ZZ Top's greasy boogie to the Alabama Shakes' coed soul." NPR listed the song,"Waitin'," on its Favorite Songs of 2015. Banditos are working on their sophomore album follow-up, which will incorporate a psychedelic feel. It will be released in 2016. Banditos (band) Banditos is an American six-piece rock and roll band led by singers Corey Parsons, Stephen Pierce, and Mary Beth Richardson with honky
Famous Last Words (band) and drummer Craig Simons. As of 2017, Jeremy Tollas is the only original member. Hailing from Petoskey, Michigan, Famous Last Words formed in 2009 and quickly began to make their mark within the scene. Utilizing heavy guitar riffs, catchy hooks, folly, and symphonic elements, the band took things a step further and introduced detailed stories into their lyrics and album structure; transforming their band into more of an art project. It was characteristics like this that lead the independent label InVogue Records to sign the band in 2012. The band was founded in 2010 in Petoskey in the American state