The Dead South is a Canadian folk-bluegrass band, and its members include Nate Hilts (vocals, guitar, mandolin), Scott Pringle (guitar, mandolin, vocals), Danny Kenyon (cello, vocals) and Colton Crawford (banjo). Their music can also be simply called an alternative country with a fresh melodic line, a lot of sense of humour and catchy, provocative lyrics. The band has jokingly been referred to as "Mumford and Sons' Evil Twins", a nod to their dark and often violent interpretation of the "aesthetic of old western pioneers". They describe themselves as "(...) a mix of Nu-folk with a few different styles mixed in between. We tend to add elements of classical, punk, rock, alternative, bluegrass, folk and everything in between.”