Colby Acuff Teams Up With The Brothers Comatose For Bluegrass Version Of “If I Were The Devil”

It really is a small world out there.

The Brother Comatose is a five-piece bluegrass band formed by two brothers, Ben and Alex Morrison, in the San Francisco area back in 2009. Over 15 years later, the band is still going strong as ever, having amassed a steady following through years of touring and on the strength of their spectacular catalog that now features six albums, a live album, and several cover EPs.

Colby Acuff, on the other hand, is a country singer-songwriter from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, who has gained some serious traction in his own right, especially in the past few years. A lifelong musician, Acuff has been performing in some capacity since an early age, and quickly became a local favorite during his tenure as a college student at the University of Idaho. Shortly after graduating in 2019, Acuff, who was working as a fly fishing guide in his hometown at the time, released his debut record Life of a Rolling Stone in January 2020. Well, his plans to hit the road for his first tour to promote the album quickly come to a halt when the world shut down just over a month later, and it was back to being a fly fishing guide for Acuff.

Though it sounds like it was probably sometime before that debut album came out, Acuff happened to guide some members of The Brothers Comatose on a fly fishing trip in Couer d’Alene back when the music career he has now was just a dream. Several years later, that chance encounter has come full circle, as Acuff and The Brothers Comatose have teamed up for a bluegrass version of his hit “If I Were the Devil.”

The Brothers Comatose posted a clip of the video to Instagram yesterday, and provided some additional context as to how the collaboration came to be.

“We met Colby Acuff about 6 years back while we were fly fishing in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. He was one of our fishing guides and mentioned he was a singer/songwriter. All these years later, he’s kicking a** out there on the road and we were stoked to meet up and collaborate on his tune “If I Were the Devil.” Here’s a lil’ clip. Full vid out this Friday!”

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That’s a pretty awesome story, if you ask me. And a killer version of the song, too. The Instagram caption mentions that the full video isn’t out until Friday, but it appears the whole thing has already been posted to YouTube for your viewing pleasure.

Check it out below.

By far Acuff’s biggest song to date, “If I Were the Devil,” has amassed well over 90 million streams on Spotify alone since it was released in 2021 as the title track for his sophomore record of the same name. But it should come as no surprise that this song has been so successful. Almost Orwellian in nature, the song is dark and dystopian, yet unfortunately realistic and relatable, as Acuff delves into the ways in which the devil deceitfully infiltrates society and desensitizes the masses to his evil ways.

Dealing in temptation, inciting division, fostering addictions, and more, Acuff doesn’t hold back in this one, and the worst part is that it is all so true. If you’ve made it this far without checking out Acuff’s original version, you need to give ‘er a listen now.

An incredibly talented songwriter and vocalist, Colby Acuff has a deep catalog of amazing music beyond “If I Were the Devil,” so here are a couple more of my favorites.

“Dying Breed”

“Scared of the Dark”

If you’ve never listened to The Brothers Comatose, I highly recommend digging into their impressive catalog as well. They’ve already released a few singles this year and have a new album on the way, so make sure to give their latest singles a listen, too.

“Golden Grass”

“Home Again” ft. Lindsay Lou

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