Busselton country rock band J V Rail named in Boyup Brook Country Music Festival line-up

A Busselton country rock group will get their big break on a prominent South West stage after being named in the 2023 Boyup Brook Country Music Festival line-up. The four-piece Busselton boy band J V Rail are ready to rock the festival to celebrate the release of their fourth single, It Ain’t You, on February 17. It has a heavier, grunge rock feel and band front man Jon Vee said it centred on the “rigmarole” a person may experience after a break-up. “It’s written about the process of separation or divorce or anything government regulatory that someone might have to go through,” he said. “It’s not so much the emotional side of things but more the injustices or feeling the system may be skewed one way or the other. “People can get pushed in those situations or thrown around by the system and going through it all a little monster boils up in us all and that’s what (the song) is.” Past singles Country Eyes, Too Much Too Soon and Roadbend all had a more country vibe and Vee said the group was eager to branch out into rock. “I always say it feels like (the song) was born on the bayou and raised on this southern surf coast,” he said. “It’s got more rock than country and some haunting slide solos, three-part harmonies, things like that. “It definitely harks back to classic Australian rock and paints a picture of our real Aussie roots with that rock and harder blues feel.” J V Rail will also be playing 6 Degrees Albany on February 11 and the Cowaramup Sundowner on February 12 in the lead up to the festival next weekend. Vee said the group was excited for the opportunity to get some South West representation on the stage. “When we write music, we’ve always pictured our music is for this (festival) kind of setting,” he said. “We just want to reach as many people as possible, so we feel very lucky to be given this opportunity. “South West represent: we are proud to be from this beautiful part of the world and just can’t wait to share our sound with our hometown.” The Boyup Brook Country Music Festival will be on February 17-19. Tickets available via wacountrymusic.com.au.