Based in Austin, TX, Russel Taine Jr. "channels millennial pop-punk through Uncle Tupelo" in a Texas-sized sound that's been described as “If Tom Petter were from Texas, but with more Iggy Pop.”

Led by singer/songwriter Aaron Winston, Russel Taine Jr. features Justin Winslow on bass, Dylan Hill on lead guitar, and Wes Armstrong on drums.

  • "Like The Lemonheads and The Jayhawks—that nexus of sweet Americana and power-pop."

    Post to Wire

  • "Channels millennial pop-punk through Uncle Tupelo."

    Adobe and Teardrops

  • “Sometimes I just want to hear sounds that feel down home and down to earth. That is what you have here and it is fucking lovely.”

    Robb Donker Curtius // American Pancake

New album Tales available now

Featuring singles like “Hurricane” and “Something You Said,” Tales is Russel Taine Jr.’s first full-length album—and it’s been described by Austin’s radio station KUTX as a pop-powered anti-folk project.

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