Drawing from a variety of roots and blues influences with a modern flare, Worth & Strain are an inimitable acoustic duo.  Christopher Worth & David Jacobs-Strain began playing together in 2018 after jamming around a songwriters fire and soon after were invited to play a variety of main stage sets at US festivals across the west coast. 

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Since the release of their debut EP's - Rhududu Sessions Vols. I & II - Worth & Strain dove into co-writing almost all their material together and have spent the past four years crafting their debut full-length album, Xavanadu (scheduled for release in November 2024).  Xavanadu builds off some of the sonic landscapes of their first EP’s but represents a next step in the duo’s songwriting, craft, and performance.  Their sound itself has gelled into a rich and expansive acoustic palette that feels more cohesive and singular than before.  The two are singing in unison at times and, at others, trading off more complicated vocal harmonies and interwoven guitar licks.  Lyrically, Xavanadu explores a variety of themes that forge into deeper waters than their prior material.  Despite this evolution, the sound of Worth & Strain remains rooted in the simple power and timelessness of two voices and two acoustic guitars singing together.