Good bands write and record good, creative music. What listeners have quickly found is that Lateral Blue is more than your average ‘’good band’’. They adapt to what they are given, providing the listener a constant companion in the most intimate morning commutes and the liveliest evening concerts. They prove that in some of the strangest social climates, music can still be a safe escape route into our own imagination. 
 The band writes as a group, building upon seeds of ideas that each musician brings to the family table. Their first original project was the 2018 EP Time & Place. This music blends the timeless sound of old acoustic instruments with the modern attitude of young, hungry musicians. 
 Just a year later, their second project (first full-length), Go Your Own Way: A Bluegrass Tribute to the 70s was released with Burton Avenue Music. What may have been an unexpected choice, proved to be just another step in the direction of their subdued musicality. The album is an artistic endeavor masked in nostalgia. 
 After a creative take on Christmas in 2019, the band is excited to bring their musical prowess to more bluegrass flavored covers in 2021. 
“Lateral Blue plays more than just music. This is post-modern art and composition wearing a bluegrass belt buckle." - Sean Dietrich (Sean of the South) 
 Photos: Laura E. Partain