Best Alt Country Album - Night is Alive
No Depression Magazine, ‘Best of Everything 2021’

“Their three-part harmony could well be the best since Crosby, Stills & Nash.”
Amos Perrine, No Depression

Voted "Most Wanted" Emerging Artist 
2017 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival

Voted "Favorite New Artist”
2016 Philadelphia Folk Festival

"Soul-striking harmonies and folk-rock melodies."
WXPN, The Key

"They sound great and they seem to be loving doing it."
David Crosby via Twitter

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TEOA (The End of America) is James Downes, Trevor Leonard, and Brendon Thomas, three best friends who met on the road, found a musical kinship, and built a band around harmony, honesty, and connection. Based around Philadelphia, their sound weaves three distinct voices into unmistakable vocal chemistry over a foundation of folk, rock, and Americana.

The band’s name comes from Jack Kerouac’s On the Road, a nod to their shared love of travel, adventure, and the search for meaning in the everyday. That spirit runs through everything they do, from their songwriting to their DIY approach to touring and recording.

No Depression called TEOA’s three-part harmony “the best since Crosby, Stills & Nash,” while Songwriting Magazine UK praised their “classic songwriting and tight harmonies... a perfect antidote and an example of what’s possible through collaboration and unity.” Their latest album, Night Is Alive, written and recorded virtually during lockdown, earned No Depression’s Best Alt-Country Album of 2021. The magazine described it as “Appalachian seriousness with a classic rock background, layered like a painter’s strokes on a canvas.”

TEOA’s career has been defined by constant evolution and connection. Their debut, Steep Bay, was recorded on a four-track in a remote Adirondack cabin only reachable by canoe, the spark that started everything. They’ve since released a string of albums and singles, including Light Within and The End of America, producing music that balances rootsy Americana with lush, modern textures.

Known for their powerful live shows and easy chemistry, TEOA was voted Best New Artist at the Philadelphia Folk Festival and won the Emerging Artist Showcase at Falcon Ridge Folk Fest, later returning as the festival’s Most Wanted band. They’ve performed on NPR’s Mountain Stage (broadcast to over 200 public radio stations), at WXPN’s World Café Live, and even caught the attention of David Crosby, who tweeted, “They sound great and they seem to be loving doing it.”

TEOA’s songs have been featured on Spotify’s “Folk Pop,” “Fresh Folk,” “Discover Weekly,” and “Fresh Finds: Rock” playlists, as well as curated by No Depression and American Songwriter. Their music has been spun on leading AAA and Americana stations including WFUV (NYC), WXPN (Philadelphia), WTMD (Baltimore), and WDST (Woodstock).

What sets TEOA apart isn’t just musicianship, it’s the sense of camaraderie that powers everything they do. Their live shows feel more like a living room hangout than a performance, filled with banter, harmonies, and the kind of energy that can only come from true friends making music they love.

The End of America is proof that singing together can still bring people together.

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NPR’s Mountain Stage - Charleston, WV
w/ Keller Williams, Town Mountain, Fruition

Sonos Studio - Los Angeles, CA
Beck Song Reader Exhibition
w/ Beck, Tim Heidecker, Adam Green & Binky Shapiro

Philadelphia Folk Festival
w/ Graham Nash, Old Crow Medicine Show

World Cafe Live - Wilmington, DE
w/ David Bromberg

The Outpost - Montclair, NJ
w/ Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams

Pittsburgh Winery - Pittsburgh, PA
w/ The Ghost of Paul Revere

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Best Alt Country Album - Night is Alive
No Depression Magazine, ‘Best of Everything 2021’

“Their three-part harmony could well be the best since Crosby, Stills & Nash.”
Amos Perrine, No Depression

"Beautiful three-part harmony, the cornerstone of their sound, soars in 'Monsters,' as they examine the current state of affairs."
Mother Church Pew

“The End of America are a spirited, warm, and beautifully harmonizing band.”
The Big Takeover

“Their musical approach, however, goes beyond acoustic guitars as they sample an array of different instruments and sounds.”
Glide Magazine

“Swirling acoustic guitar and keys form a path for lush, vocal harmonies. Hanging in the balance, the fantasy of escape unfolds.”
The Deli Magazine Philly

“...Each member’s vocals ingrains the music with a harrowing authenticity.”
CT Scramble

"The End Of America is a great Americana band that consists of the tightest harmonies since Crosby, Stills, and Nash were young. Only a band of friends could sound so tight."
Audio Fuzz

Voted "Favorite Newcomer" of the 2016 
Philadelphia Folk Festival

Voted "Most Wanted" band of 2017 
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival

"Soul-striking harmonies and folk-rock melodies."
WXPN, The Key

"They sound great and they seem to be loving doing it."
David Crosby via Twitter

“... the three songwriters proved rich and bountiful, but was overwhelmed by the airy, floating voices blending together organically. “
Aquarium Weekly

“Anyone who has seen TEOA can attest to their powerful harmonies and stage presence.”
A Soulful Sound

“The music is dark, but also warm and beautiful with its three-way vocal harmonies. Is it just me who thinks “Monsters” would not be out of place on Pink Floyd’s 1979 masterpiece “The Wall?”
Glamglare

“They came across as a band that really had something to say, important messengers during times of trouble.”
Live Music NYC

“In many ways, their classic songwriting and tight harmonies are the perfect antidote and an example of what’s possible through collaboration and unity.”
Songwriting Magazine UK

“Praised for their live performances that highlight their songwriting, harmonies and stage banter.”
Stitched Sound