“Until I started playing, I didn’t realize how much I was steeped in really traditional country,” Gattis says. “All that stuff came naturally for me. I figured out later how much I was influenced by my dad taking me to the bar when I was four or five. He’d set me up with a cherry Coke, and he’d have a couple of Pearl beers, and I’d hear all those songs on the jukebox.”— Keith Gattis for East Nashvillian

While Bowen wrote or co-wrote the 10 other songs on Solid Ground, “Day of the Dead” was written solely by Keith Gattis, who produced the album. “He asked me to help him finish it, to which I replied, ‘Man, it’s done and so bad ass.’ I couldn’t wait to record it at that point, The imagery and mood that this song conjures up transport you directly to the deep West Texas desert that I’ve grown to know and love.”—Rolling Stone Country

Houser, who produced the album with Keith Gattis and co-wrote every track, strived to straddle the line between being radio-friendly and maintaining his own musical integrity. “It's a tough to try to be everything to everybody,” Houser tells Billboard. “I think that it had to fall back down to me making music for me and for fans -- not necessarily what everybody expects.” -Billboard

The High Sierra bar and grill was packed.  Word got around fast that something was happening. Most of the listeners had no idea who they were listening to, but knew they were seeing a hell of a show. —Terlingua Music

This month he made his solo debut with Lowdown and Lonesome, a concept album, produced by Keith Gattis, that is reminiscent of the classic country greats combined with a southern rock edge.  The ten tracks, including nine originals and one cover, take the listener on a journey of heartbreak, vices and points in between. —No Depression

I mean, I kind of asked for it. ...I said, "I really want someone to push me as a songwriter more than I've ever been pushed." Be careful what you wish for. I can't tell you how many times I called [Keith] and said, "What do you think of this song? Don't you think we're ready to record?" And he would say, "Man you're on a roll. Why would we go and record now when you're writing the best you've ever written? Keep writing." It was a great point, even though it pissed me off. Every morning in the studio we wrote before the musicians got there, and recorded something that night that we'd written that morning. All of that was new to me, and I asked for it. —World Cafe Nashville NPR

“I’m really looking forward to the release of my debut record, ‘Lowdown & Lonesome’, in the UK. It was produced by Keith Gattis, former guitar player with Dwight Yoakam, and I like to refer to it as ZZ Top meets Merle Haggard.”  —Kendell Marvel for Entertainment Focus