The Droptines

Austin-based band The Droptines live wildly between the lines of Americana and rock and roll – what they dub alternative Americana. Signed to Big Loud Texas, the band’s first full-length project with the label, Drought Flower, is out now. … Working with lauded producer and Big Loud Texas co-founder and president of A&R Jon Randall, the gritty band’s new music is entrenched in a southern vernacular – writing and performing the songs they want to hear most. Defined by a “beatnik-like itinerary of a lost soul’s activity” (Saving Country Music) … The gritty band was founded by frontman and Concan, Texas native Arthur in 2019. After a stint of aimlessness – hitchhiking across the country, working construction and in the oil field – Arthur found himself in the studio creating what would become the band’s debut EP. A self-titled album followed in 2024. … Taking their rollicking sound and irreverent lyrics on tour across the country in their repurposed silver school bus-turned-tour bus further cements their beatnik-like lifestyle and ethos. The close-knit band of five honed their chops in the Texas Hill Country, building a following fan-by-fan since their formation in 2019. More than anything, Drought Flower is a snapshot in time for a group of friends figuring out life and music as they go along. … The 11-track record marks the band’s full-length debut via Big Loud Texas and is the follow-up to their 2024 self-titled debut album. … nine of the album’s tracks were solo written by frontman Conner Arthur.