Briscoe

Austin

Briscoe is Philip Lupton, who writes songs and plays saxophone and other instruments, and Truett Heintzelman, who sings and plays guitar; they met at a summer camp at 14. They signed to ATO Records while still undergraduates at the University of Texas, and Lupton took the name from his grandfather's middle name. The Austin Chronicle described a live quintet in January 2024: Lupton on sax, Heintzelman on guitar and vocals, John Clover Brown on keys, Eric Loop on bass and Andrew Read on drums.

West of It All (September 15, 2023, ATO) was produced by Brad Cook, with "The Well" reaching the top 40 on the Triple A chart. The live EP Lone Star Live Cuts followed on February 28, 2025, recorded over two nights at the Historic Heights Theater in Houston and the Cactus Theater in Lubbock. Heat of July (September 19, 2025, ATO), their second full-length, has 12 tracks in 39:59. Cook produced it in North Carolina, and Lupton said they learned how to write music from behind the wheel, writing on the road in a van. Americana UK gave it 9 of 10 and called it hugely satisfying from start to finish, and editor Mark Whitfield named it album of the year.