In a party style that would make Littlefeet proud, Eddie Ecker of Beatin Path writes about the compassion New Orleans musicians received while they were out on the road, and how it feels to go finally home. He spent months in St. Louis post-Katrina.  "Goodbye brand new old friends leaving is tough. You took me in when life was beating me up. You're the kindest sort of people that I ever saw. And you can stay at my brand new old house at Mardi Gras."

About Beatin Path

Originally from New Orleans, now based in Nashville due to Hurricane Katrina, Beatin Path is an instant fix. Engaging lyrics together with great hooks unmistakably place this band head and shoulders above many recent vacuous pop and yes, even recent vacuous pseudo-country acts as well.

Beatin Path’s sound is rife with influences you will recognize but you won’t quite be able to pinpoint. They brilliantly meld their idiosyncratic lyrics with wonderful melodies (Elvis Costello, at his most accessible, comes to mind). The music is eminently listenable and the lyrics are richly complex at the same time—a talent not gone unnoticed as they have been tapped to open for bands the likes of Cowboy Mouth, The Meters, Better than Ezra and The Gourds.

The band is about to go back into the studio, with Peter Holsapple producing, so once again all roads lead to Peter.