Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners

Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners build their dreamy folk rock with intimate production and arrangements that recall the natural beauty of their home state of Colorado. Formed in 2015 by a group of teenage pals in Colorado Springs, the band released their debut, 2017’s scrappy but sweet-sounding Rmcm on the day their members graduated from high school. The record established a gentle roots sound, paired with sensitive, poetic lyrics, in step with groups like Dawes or fellow Coloradans The Lumineers. As the members each left for different universities they continued to write music together over the long distances, resulting in albums Solstice (2018) and Subliming (2019), which saw the group fill their sound out into something bigger and more lush. Through the early 2020s, they pivoted to releasing a smattering of singles, offering their own take on country (2022’s hazy “Laramee”) and playing with poppier melodies (2024’s “Northstar”) while always retaining the lived-in feel that’s grown out of the members’ long-running friendships.