The Clintons

Hometown: Bozeman
Members: John McLellan, Levi Kujala, A.J. Miller, Josh Keeh
Current Release: Sellout (2011)
Listening to The Clintons’ 2005 album Strange Day in Mexico, I honestly wasn’t sure if it was the same group that made the newer Sellout. It is—that’s just how much they’ve evolved over the past few years. Over the 15 years since the Bozeman-based band formed in 1999, they’ve worn many hats, and become one of Montana’s best-known acts, opening for the likes of the Barenaked Ladies and The Kentucky Headhunters. The Clintons have their moments of John Mayer-esque soft-pop. They have their moments of quirky indie rock. They have their moments of a self-proclaimed countrified “in-your-face, loud-and-proud attitude.” But somehow, they wear all these different toppers just fine.