Mid-Range Jumper (single release), Why Yes, Willy Steg & the Understanding

Big news for indie-loving Texas Exes: Mid-Range Jumper are about to have two songs available to stream. Formed at the tail end of 2023, this “countrygaze” supergroup features several notable local musicians (and UT alumni), including Riya Mahesh of Quiet Light, Andrés Garcia of sleep well., and Jonah Brown of Eli Josef. Sole single “I Want a Life” opens with freewheeling banjo before the sixpiece kicks in with electric MJ Lenderman twang. As for new track “Present Tense”? You’ll have to come to this single release show, featuring support by Why Yes and Willy Steg & the Understanding, to hear what these prolific songwriters have cooked up next. – Carys Anderson