The stories Austin Meade tells through his songs are as contradictory as they are cohesive. *Black Sheep*, his debut album for Snakefarm Records, reflects musical influences that are as rich as they are varied. It was in a small Texas town that he honed his talent and where these 12 stellar songs, whose musicality is beyond doubt, were born. It was by discovering the depth of songwriters such as John Mayer and Tom Petty that Austin Meade opened his soul to music. A drummer in his early days, a teacher to make ends meet, it was through his guitar that he finally found his true voice. From then on, he wore out his boots on the stages of many clubs in Texas and Oklahoma. It was there that he gradually matured his "Dirt Red", refined his mustache, and his country music began to nonchalantly flirt with rock 'n' roll and Americana.