Martie Maguire and Emily Robison of The Dixie Chicks reincarnated as Court Yard Hounds. The Court Yard Hounds’ profoundly evocative songs tell stories woven into melodies that are both individual and universal. Maguire and Robison are willing to reveal themselves through song-writing and the frank emotions of the new album may still come as a surprise from a pair who were previously content to have someone else give voice to their deeper sentiments. The new music spans sounds of folk, country, rock and Americana and Texas asserts itself in ‘The Coast’ which is a good-times anthem that celebrates the south coast of America.