more of a punk rock edge. The last track on the album, “Anthem” is sung by both Feinstein and Ron Reyes, the former lead singer of punk rock band Black Flag. Feinstein counts punk bands like Black Flag and Rancid as among his earliest musical inspirations. Water Tower was asked to open for the punk band Against Me! in 2012 and to play the Punk Rock Bowling Festival along with bands like T.S.O.L., Steve Soto, and Wanda Jackson in 2013. The band's live performances feature fast playing and at times, moshing. At the same time, Water Tower remains loyal to their bluegrass and old-time roots. Feinstein recalls how the band started out just trying to “recreate” the traditional music “as faithfully as possible” as a Foghorn Stringband cover band before delving into modern bluegrass and eventually evolving to have their own unique, punk edged take on it. Their main bluegrass influences besides Foghorn Stringband are Clarence White and Tony Rice. Some themes that appear in Water Tower's songs include hope of recovery, the good and bad times in life, love, acceptance, and death. Feinstein says their inspiration for songwriting comes from the things they have seen and experienced either while playing music on tour or out on the streets while busking at home. Water Tower also has a punk rock, DIY attitude off-stage, preferring to independently record and release albums and schedule their own house shows, events, and tours with friends in the scene. When they aren't working in the studio or touring, the band can be found busking by the sides of streets or at freeway exits around Los Angeles. During the COVID-19 pandemic they also turned to livestreaming their music online for fans as another way to support themselves. Every member of the band plays multiple different instruments and participates in different side projects in addition to Water Tower. Drinkard describes the band as “a kind of music collective” that shares a “mutual fan base". Band members Current members Kenny Feinstein – lead vocals, guitar, fiddle, mandolin (2005–present) Tommy Drinkard – banjo, vocals (2019–present) Joe “Juice” Berglund – standup bass, fiddle, backing vocals (2017–present) Jesse Blue Eads – electric bass, banjo, vocals (2020–present) Auxiliary members Taylor Estes – electric bass (2020–present) Walter Spencer – stand up bass (2012-present) Peter Daggatt – guitar, backing vocals (2013-2020 as main member, 2020-present as auxiliary) Pat Norris – bass (2013-2020 as main