Coyote Kid  (formerly Marah in the Mainsail) has been slowly crafting an expansive universe that could easily rival most blockbuster movie franchises. Starting with 2015's debut  Thaumatrope , the band has grown from an indie folk/folk-rock group with a gothic tinge and a healthy respect for murder ballads to the cinematic alt-rock juggernaut we have before us. If you aren't up-to-date on the current Coyote Kid cannon,  Bone Crown   left us standing in a wasteland of a former forest that was burnt by a tyrannical king. Now several years after that apocalyptic event, The Skeleton Man  tells the story of a group assembling to reclaim a dark world that is overrun by these monstrous, flesh-eating creatures. The band wastes no time throwing you into the world with the album's opening monologue, "The New Dark Age." Instantly, you can feel the upgrade in production and vision from previous works. This is now a world you are stepping into and living within ins...

Coyote Kid  has always known how to make an entrance. Their well-spun cinematic stories, blended with explosive live performances, are something unique. The lead single from their upcoming record  Skeleton Man is no different. "Femme Fatale" is probably Coyote Kid's most aggressive and fastest track to date. It's a spaghetti western-esque rocker that emphasizes the difference between the voices of frontman Austin Durry and vocalist Cassandra Valentine. Durry's rough and ragged growl is complimented by Valentine's soulful crooning and vice versa. All of this is built up by accents from a trombone and ceaseless marching beat from drummer Kian Dziak.  The band has also released a music video for "Femme Fatale;" it's something that only Coyote Kid could dream up. The video tells a story of a woman who is a slave to a vampiric car that she must feed. Scenes of the woman seducing her victims are broken up by scenes of the car's engine wit...

The above photo was taken from Marah in the Mainsail Kickstarter page.   The last year has been a huge one for  Marah in the Mainsail . They decided to make the leap to go full-time , and they signed with booking company Green Room Music Service . With the launch of the Kickstarter for their next album , Marah in the Mainsail announced yet another massive change. The band has decided to leave their name behind and continue as Coyote Kid. "We feel that now is the time to make a change that we have wanted to make for years," frontman Austin Durry said in a video. Durry went onto say, "We've finished that chapter of art and are living in a new era of music, and with that, we think it deserves a new identity as well." The new name comes from the protagonist of their upcoming record The Skeleton Man which starts where their 2017 album Bone Crown leaves off. The band says name change won't affect their sound or line up, and  The Skeleton Man will be ...