Watch the Candi Jenkins (aka Houndmouth’s Katie Toupin) Paste Session from Austin

Paste Studio “On The Road” drifted along to Austin during SXSW, setting up shop in a Mediterranean restaurant on South Congress called Aba. Katie Toupin’s alter ego Candi Jenkins met us there for an early morning session, sharing two songs from her debut EP Girl From Fayette County, with guitarist Kendrick Ballard accompanying.

Full Session

Candi Jenkins brings a fresh Americana and country-adjacent perspective to her upcoming EP, Girl From Fayette County, a captivating evolution from the first time we crossed paths way back in 2013, during her Houndmouth days. First up is a tongue-in-cheek take on the fancy Nashville “cowboy” characters who may not have actually spent much time on the ranch, ha!