The Texas Gentlemen – TX Jelly (Orange Marmalade LP Vinyl)

The Texas Gentlemen's debut album established the Dallas collective as torchbearers for the eclectic, anything-goes spirit of classic Americana. TX Jelly blends cosmic country, New Orleans funk, blue-eyed soul, and roadhouse rock into a confection as sweet and tangy as the citrus-colored vinyl it's pressed on. This orange marmalade pressing matches the album's playful energy while delivering the warmth that only analog can provide.

The band—keyboardist Daniel Creamer, guitarist Nik Lee, bassist Ryan Ake, and drummer Aaron Haynes—built their reputation as the go-to session players for Leon Bridges' revival of classic soul, and TX Jelly demonstrates why. They can swing from Stax-tight grooves to loose Muscle Shoals rambles, from Bakersfield twang to psychedelic explorations, all while maintaining the cohesion that only a real working band achieves. The album plays like a late-night hang at a studio where the tape never stops rolling.

For fans of the eclectic Americana that New West Records champions—Los Lobos, Dwight Yoakam, Jason Isbell—The Texas Gentlemen represent the next generation keeping those traditions alive while refusing to be limited by genre boundaries.

Orange Marmalade LP Vinyl. New West Records. Limited color pressing. Dallas collective's eclectic debut.