Huston Sonhouse has been writing and playing music since childhood. After serving as a lead guitarist, singer, and writer in various prog rock and punk bands and touring around the country, Huston underwent a musical metamorphosis in 2021 and emerged with an entirely new solo project. The resulting EP, Old Maverick Road, released in 2022, showcases his rich baritone voice and rock-influenced guitar playing in an eclectic western style that is uniquely his own.
The multi-instrumentalist is proud to guide his songs from ideas to finished products–writing, recording, and producing all of his music from top to bottom, every instrument, including his notable spaghetti-western whistle.
At live performances, audiences are treated to a captivating looping show that pairs the intimacy of an underground singer-songwriter set with the rich complexity of a full band performance as Huston builds all of the instrumentation in each of his songs with just a guitar. This special live sound brings a mesmerizing, ethereal quality to his outlaw-americana feel.
Huston’s debut full-length album, Fruit from the Tree (2023), blends rock, country, blues, and Americana in a mosaic of sound with arresting imagery and haunting themes surrounding the seven deadly sins.
His most recent release, Carousel (2024), again showcases his penchant for artful genre-bending. Its profound lyrics and guitar-forward stylings work together to unmask the demons that plague interpersonal relationships and illustrate a cry to the universe about why some things never change.
