The Southern Gothic

The Southern Gothic is an American music group with an Americana sound that leans heavily on country and southern rock roots. Known to fan's as SoGo, originally from Atlanta, now based in Nashville, Tennessee The Southern Gothic is composed of Connor Christian, Jeff Spirko, Shawn Thacker and Quinn Loggins.

The Southern Gothic
Jeff, Connor, Faye, Rashad, and Shawn
Background information
Also known asConnor Christian & the Morningstar Revival
Connor Christian & Southern Gothic
OriginAtlanta, Georgia
GenresCountry, southern rock
Years active2007-present
LabelsPerfect Symmetry
Vintage Earth
Rocket Science
Websitewww.thesoutherngothicmusic.com/home/
MembersConnor Christian
Jeff Spirko
Shawn Thacker
Past membersNick Edelstein
Dan Emmett
Joe Abramson
Elena Martin
Faye Petree
Rashad Abu-Azzamn

The group was formed in 2007 as Connor Christian & the Morningstar Revival.[1] Under the name "Connor Christian & Southern Gothic," they released 2 studio albums. The 2013 album New Hometown sold 5,000 copies in its first week of release, debuting in the Top 20 of the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and at number one on the Top Heatseekers chart.[2] In January 2014, the band recorded a double-live album entitled "Shuffle & Stomp," as well as its first full-length concert DVD entitled "CCSG Live in Atlanta."

In 2015, the band re-branded as "The Southern Gothic" and relocated to Nashville to record a new album. After taking a four-year hiatus to work on individual projects, the band reformed in late 2018 and released their latest single, "Let it Ride," on April 19, 2019.

Discography

Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US Country US US
Heat		 US
Indie
A Southern Gothic
  • Release date: February 16, 2007
  • Label: Perfect Symmetry
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90 Proof Lullabies
  • Release date: March 10, 2009
  • Label: Vintage Earth
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New Hometown
  • Release date: February 12, 2013
  • Label: Rocket Science
 17 127 1 18
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US Country US US
Heat		 US
Indie
Shuffle & Stomp
  • Release date: June 10, 2014
 — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos
Year Video Director
2010 "Sunday Suit"[3] Jonathan Barbee
2013 "Sheets Down"[4] Mil Cannon
2014 "16 Bars" Mil Cannon

References
  1. Ruhlmann, William. "Connor Christian & Southern Gothic Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
  2. Jessen, Wade (February 21, 2013). "Connor Christian & Southern Gothic Enters Top Country Albums, Carrie Underwood Gains Post-Grammys". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
  3. "CMT : Videos : Connor Christian : Sunday Suit". Country Music Television. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
  4. "CMT : Videos : Connor Christian & Southern Gothic : Sheets Down". Country Music Television. Retrieved March 24, 2013.


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