Desaparecidos (feat: Conor Oberst)

Even though this married couple/musical duo is based in Los Angeles, you can feel the influence of their Midwestern roots in Big Harp. Bringing in the bygones of country and folk from the sensibilities of small town Nebraska, vocalist Chris Senseney blends his classic guitar style seamlessly with wife Stefanie Drootin-Senseney's steady and grounded modern age basslines. You can see Big Harp's sweet, folk-rock tunes at the Satellite today, July 19th, and then pick up their debut album White Hat on September 13th via Saddle Creek. - Taylor Lampela, The Deli Magazine

For most of a decade, Stefanie Drootin has had one foot in her native Los Angeles and the other in Omaha's indie scene. She's been a member of the Tim Kasher (Cursive) project the Good Life, and performed with Bright Eyes, She & Him and Azure Ray, among others. Her latest collaboration with singer-guitarist Chris Senseney (Art in Manila) transcends music — she's now Stefanie Drootin-Senseney, and the couple has two children. Between parenting duties, they've also made an album as Big Harp. "White Hat" offers two-whiskey roots music anchored by the mister's woozy baritone, ruminative in a way only a small-own guy from Nebraska can be. The album was recorded with Rilo Kiley's Pierre de Reeder, and it'll be out Sept. 13 on Saddle Creek. - Kevin Bronson, Buzzbands LA