Roast John

RoastJohn is an original rock band from Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Their original sound goes anywhere from funk to folk to psychedelic to compositional.

RoastJohn recently completed their self-titled debut album RoastJohn.

The band members are Nick French (vocals/keyboards), Otto Grundman (guitar/vocals), Logan Rodriquez (drums/vocals) and Matt Smith (bass/vocals). Musically they identify as rock, folk rock, instrumental, jam and psychedelic with elements of funk and jazz. For influences they cite Pink Floyd, Phish and Yes. These tracks were recorded in just one day at Mid South Audio in Delaware. After a Covid lockdown delay, final mixing and mastering was performed by Conner Poole at Trendy Bread in Nashville.