Brian Pounds
Brian Pounds is a singer-songwriter based in Austin, Texas. He was featured on NBC's reality TV show The Voice in 2013. Pounds has performed alongside country legend Blake Shelton and singer-songwriter Sam Hunt.
On September 2, 2014, Pounds released his new EP, Strikes and Gutters.
The five-song album features original songs as well as a cover of Shane Bartell's "Sunday Dress.”
Strikes and Gutters is the follow-up to Pounds’ debut full-length album, After You’re Gone.
Reviews of Strikes and Gutters which came out, in 2010, drew comparisons between Pounds and James Taylor.
Pounds wrote "Jesus, Don’t Let Me Die " in the middle of a disastrous two-week gig at a rundown casino in Nevada. The EP’s opening track, "Someday Maybe Carolina" written with fellow The Voice Season-5 competitor Austin Jenckes, currently has more than 9,000 views on YouTube.
In July 2015, the Calgary Herald compared Pounds to singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt.