JJ Grey & Mofro

“A deeply rooted blend of southern-fried rock and swamp funk … richly evocative lyrics … plainspoken, blue-collar American music.” — NPR 

Since his first album, Blackwater, back in 2001, JJ Grey has been releasing deeply moving, masterfully written, funkified rock and front porch Southern soul music. Now, with Olustee—his tenth album and first in eight years—Grey is back, singing his personal stories with universal themes of redemption, rebirth, hard luck, and inner peace. Fueled by his vividly detailed, timeless, original songs spun from his life experiences, Grey’s gritty baritone drips with honest passion and testifies with a preacher’s foot-pounding fervor. Many of the songs are steeped in the mythical Southern stories of his ancestral Florida home and filled with people from his life. Grey’s message is simple and strong: respect the natural world and always try to live in the moment. And never forget the importance of having a good time!