Edgar Derby

Edgar Derby has been making music for over two decades. He was born and raised in El Paso, Texas, and is currently based in Denton, Texas. Derby&#39;s music fuses acoustic, lyric-based folk with a unique songwriting style and energetic performances. He treats a live audience to a multi-instrumental show that includes vocals, guitars, a resonator, and harmonicas. Edgar Derby&#39;s sophomore LP, “<a href="spotify:album:6ZVjJkglJROEJ0O0yGlhYq" data-name="Dancing in Death/The Place Where the River Makes a Sound">Dancing in Death/The Place Where the River Makes a Sound</a>,” was released 13th February, 2021. 
Edgar left the desert and mountains of El Paso for Denton to study music at the University of North Texas. Icons such as <a href="spotify:artist:7FIoB5PHdrMZVC3q2HE5MS" data-name="George Harrison">George Harrison</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4rAgFKtlTr66ic18YZZyF1" data-name="Woody Guthrie">Woody Guthrie</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:6pAuTi6FXi6qFQJ1dzMXQs" data-name="Kurt Cobain">Kurt Cobain</a> musically and poetically influenced him, though his folk-pop style has drawn comparisons to <a href="spotify:artist:4EVpmkEwrLYEg6jIsiPMIb" data-name="Fleet Foxes">Fleet Foxes</a> and 1970s era <a href="spotify:artist:5lkiCO9UQ8B23dZ1o0UV4m" data-name="Jackson Browne">Jackson Browne</a>. His raw vocals perhaps more closely resemble contemporaries like <a href="spotify:artist:73ITRDqlSE4huQlrKuqrBU" data-name="Lou Barlow">Lou Barlow</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:1fZpYWNWdL5Z3wrDtISFUH" data-name="Shakey Graves">Shakey Graves</a>. 
Derby released his debut album, “<a href="spotify:album:0Pz9r1r7qeoXFEYvqT4fsg" data-name="Who We Are (Special Edition)">Who We Are (Special Edition)</a>,” in 2017. An introspective look at the tendencies of the human race, “Who we Are” is a cohesive collection that borrows from and builds on itself as it explores the nuances of the human condition. 
“Dancing in Death/The Place Where the River Makes a Sound” picks up the plot where “Who we Are” left off. The 12-song LP develops the story with a richer instrumentation throughout while maintaining the lyrical folk qualities that have become the signature Edgar Derby sound. It has been described as “a contender for local album of the year.”