Description
About 70 miles south of Boston, Cape Cod stretches out into the ocean with water on three sides. In the summertime, it welcomes tourists from around the world to its beaches and classic sights. Once winter rolls in, the party stops, and the year-round residents brace for the same cold reality endured by the rest of the state. It makes sense that Crooked Coast calls this place home. On one hand, the quartet—Luke Vose [vocals, guitar], John McNamara [guitar, vocals], Ben Elder [bass, vocals], and Shaqed Druyan [drums]—revel in sun-soaked reggae rhythms and hip-hop grooves. At the same time, they infuse punk energy into sky-high rock hooks laced with pop appeal.
Beyond slogging it out with countless local gigs, “Go Slow” gathered north of 566K Spotify streams. During 2020, “Rise & Shine” cracked the Top 5 of the iTunes Top Reggae Songs Chart. Mixed by Courtney Ballard [5 Seconds of Summer, Good Charlotte, The Used], their 2022 album Picture This amassed over half-a-million streams as the band graced the bills of major festivals, including Boston Calling, Beach Road Weekend, and Reggae Rise Up. Not to mention producing and headlining their own Coast-Fest in Falmouth, MA. They are currently wrapping an album featuring production by Gary Cioffi [Grayscale, Transit], Anthony Saffery [Portugal. The Man] and Charlie Scene [Hollywood Undead] cementing their sound like never before.
“Each of these songs is a different exploration,” Luke reveals. “It’s a wide-ranging project, but we were able to tie everything together into a unified sound. It’s representative of who we are.”
“If you’re going through a rough time or just had a bad day at work, I hope our songs makes you feel better and forget about your problems,” John leaves off. “We want to take you away from the moment for as long as possible.”
In the end, you might want to escape to Crooked Coast for a while.