No sophomore slump for Journos! The Burning Question received airplay on hundreds of indie and commercial radio stations in the US, UK, and EU. Combining single releases and album, The Burning Question was on indie charts for nearly six straight months: 16 weeks on the AMA Americana Charts (#138), 3 weeks on the College Radio Charts and NACC, 12 weeks on the CDX/AAA chart, and THREE MONTHS on the Relix agazine/Jambands.com Top 30 (#15)! In 2025 alone Journos songs were played on over 150 terrestrial radio stations worldwide, they had a vinyl sellout, made multiple indie charts, had 200,000 views on YouTube, got over 400,000 streams on Spotify, and had more than a million listening minutes! No AI, no major label machine, just a couple hard-working writers making great music.
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Award winning journalist and lyricist Bryan Russo teams up with workhorse punk-rocker Ryan Abbott, to produce a terrific collection of deep-thinking hard-drinking songs. Journos' debut full-length album In the Key of WTF is a scathing editorial that critics and music lovers hailed as a sonic statement that neither buries the lead nor misses the point.
The band's anticipated follow up album The Burning Question released to rave reviews calling it "A stellar romp of a collection." Strong merch sales, worldwide terrestrial radio airplay, and over 400,000 organic streams in 2025 show that Journos is music for our times.
“As Journos, they’ve created a fascinating, socially conscious world apart from all previous history, driven by Russo’s insanely insightful, bitingly provocative lyrics...and perhaps the industry’s only dusty Americana vibe informed by defiant, edgy punk sensibilities. ” - Jonathan Widran, Entertainment journalist (L.A. Times, Billboard.com, et.al)
Check it out: The hilarious video for Dirty Money now has over 200,000 views on YouTube!
See the Rev. Tindley mural in Berlin, MD and the film at the Rehoboth Film Festival on February 19th, 2023