Letters of Acceptance

LETTERS OF ACCEPTANCE is a four-piece rock group based in Lexington and Louisville, Kentucky. It began many years ago as a series of unfinished four-track recordings and casual collaborations between Clint Newman (Bird of Youth, Mendoza Line) and John Norris (Harlan). When both unexpectedly returned to their native Kentucky in 2015 after several years away, the project picked up where it left off. New songs came quickly and recording soon commenced in Clint's Louisville attic with a small number of acoustic duo shows to follow. Shortly thereafter, having added Tim Welch on drums and Scott Whiddon on bass, LOA began releasing an ongoing series of EP’s and playing full band shows.

LOA’s music mines endless corridors of underground rock history to create a form of guitar pop that evokes everything from seventies art-glam and early eighties post-punk to low-fi kiwi pop and cracked psychedelic folk balladry. This eclecticism is tempered by lyrics that find mystery and absurdity in the everyday, guitar melodies that intertwine and meander in equal measure, and harmony singing that reveals their Kentucky roots.

LOA has played shows and festivals throughout the region with artists including Lucy Dacus, One Eleven Heavy, Illuminati Hotties, Mike Watt’s MSSV, Horse Feathers and Kentucky friends including Bear Medicine, Mark Charles, Otto, The Fanged Robot, FrigidKitty and more.