At any given time The Defeated County is built of 6-8 people, playing acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric bass, pedal steel, mandolin, keyboards, drums and 2-5 part female fronted harmonies. Formed in 2012 by song writer Langen Neubacher, The Defeated County is often noted for their ability to create songs that are as eerie as they are catchy. The band has been featured on 88.1 KDHX as part of their song of the day series and on Americana blog No Depression. They have opened for Holly Golightly and The Broke Offs and Gabe Dixon and have played The St. Louis Riverfront Times Best of Music Festival twice. Press Quotes about The Defeated County: "“(Neubacher) pours a primarily pop foundation with her strummed guitar and breathy vocals, leaving plenty of room for mandolin, pedal steel, drums and electric guitars to build up her songs. With influences such as Radiohead, Josh Ritter and PJ Harvey as well as muses including Kurt Vonnegut and the French Existentialist…” - Mabel Suen, Riverfront Times 2013, St. Louis MO " Since their founding in 2010 The Defeated County has worked hard to build from a solo act, to a duet, and now into an extra full seven piece band that blends indie rock, pop, and alternative country into a creepy and catchy blend of melodic tunes."- Jared Thompson, Indie Minded 2013, Boston MA "...an air of misty backwoods mystery that pulls you in as the songs unfold” Roy Kasten, 88.1 KDHX "song of the day" 2013, St. Louis MO