Biography

The Cunning make raw, real, indie rock & roll, firing twin barrels of guitar-fueled stomp and anthemic pop melodies. Based in Nashville, the band's members kickstarted their careers across the globe, cutting their teeth in locations like Canada, Los Angeles, Alabama and New Zealand (where frontman Sean Cunningham charted one of the country's biggest hits of the 21st century as the frontman of ATLAS) before coming together in Tennessee. Together Cunningham, bassist Gaines Cooper, guitarist Dustin Olyan and drummer Ricky Ficarelli bring a wide, worldly approach to rock & roll. This year the band have teamed up with producer Lincoln Parish formerly of Cage The Elephant and are releasing two new singles in Summer 2019. With a huge melodic sound that nods to groups like The Beatles and R.E.M. one minute and the anthemic sweep of My Morning Jacket and The Who the next. This is a band that's firing on all cylinders, taking its cues from both the past and present while making something proudly new. It's rock & roll for the modern age. It's music for big places.