49 Winchester with Wyatt Flores at Fine Line

With its latest album, Fortune Favors The Bold, Russell County, Virginia-based 49 Winchester is ready and roaring to break onto the national scene with its unique brand of tear-in-your-beer alt-country, sticky barroom floor rock-n-roll, and high-octane Appalachian folk.

“As we’ve aged and matured, our sound has gone from a softer place to this grittier, edgier tone that we have now,” says lead singer/guitarist Isaac Gibson. “So, we’re trending more towards being a rock band instead of a country band. But, at the same time, I don’t think anybody’s ever known quite what to call it.”

Although it’s 49 Winchester’s fourth studio album, Fortune Favors The Bold marks its debut for Nashville’s New West Records — one of the premier labels for Americana, indie and rock acts on the cutting edge of sound, scope and spectacle.

Wyatt Flores was raised on the outskirts of a small Oklahoma college town with a rich music history spanning from the likes of Garth Brooks, All American Rejects, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Colour Music, and The Great Divide. There’s something unique about growing up in a town riddled with musical giants.

Wyatt’s sound is somewhere between Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson, and Caamp — he tells his stories in his own way and craves authenticity in his lyrics, collaboration, and sound. This wide-ranging field of influences captivates listeners of multiple genres, as his fans have tallied up more than 3 million total streams across platforms.