Flatland Cavalry

Country-Americana band Flatland Cavalry formed after frontman Cleto Cordero and percussionist Jason Albers moved to Lubbock, Texas—hometown of Cordero’s musical hero Buddy Holly. ∙ Their crowd-funded debut EP, 2015’s Come May, featured the popular Texas Panhandle radio track “Ain’t Over You Yet.” ∙ The band’s first single, “One I Want,” was the most-played song on Texas radio in 2016. ∙ Their first LP, 2016’s Humble Folks, reached the Top 20 on Billboard’s Americana/Folk Albums chart and the Top 40 on the Country chart. ∙ In 2020, Cordero recorded an album with his West Texas country favorites Josh Abbott and William Clark Green as part of “supergroup” The Panhandlers.