Down and Outlaws are a band of wanderers, four lost souls playing music like they don't have a choice. They walk a line between classic rock, blues and psych, creating a unique sound centered on their own modern anxiety and heart.

"They leave the fluff and filler at home in favor of gritty, grimy, whiskey-soaked tunes, bridging western blues vibes with classic rock and sounding exactly how an outfit called Down and Outlaws should sound."
-The Bay Bridged premiere of ‘Backwards From The Dead’

"… layered retro-pop tapestries evoke thoughts of El May as the long lost niece of Brian Wilson."
– Direct Current

".. a beguiling singer and tunesmith. Her vocal melodies and harmonies intertwine with deceptively simple piano lines to cast cool, alluring spells; subtle touches of rhythm and strings enhance the mood and the atmosphere " –
Peter Blackstock, No Depression

El May is Lara Meyerratken.

Lara has performed and/or recorded with many stellar rock and roll acts like Ben Lee, Crooked Fingers, Luscious Jackson, Luna, Britta and Dean, Nada Surf, and Sneeze.

El May songs have featured in TV shows Melrose Place, The Lying Game, and Pretty Little Liars. Michelle Williams performs her song 'Hero' in the 2005 movie 'The Baxter'. Other soundtrack credits include 'Our Idiot Brother' (2011) and Dutch film 'Life In One Day' (2009).

Lara has composed and recorded original music for Comcast, Austrian Telekom, Oronaine Skincare, (RED), DEL software and Kelloggs.

She was the Musical Director for the Cannes 'Best Original Music' Gold Lion Award winner for Match.com in 2010, and won the 2005 'Best Cover Art' ARIA Award for the Ben Lee album 'Awake is The New Sleep'.