Tuesday Teardrops — May 31st
It’s almost June, which means it’s time for a bumper crop of queer country songs. We kick it off with Mya Byrne’s “Where the Lavender Grows,” a dreamy ode to coming of age that’s as much Nashville’s Broadway as it…
Matt Williams Brings on Country With an Emo Sound
An emerging Red Dirt/Texas Country artist from Stillwater, OK, Matt has opened for Dylan Wheeler and other Texas country powerhouses. The lead single from an upcoming EP, “Always Be Around” draws its inspiration from that post-breakup feeling of “You and…
Lauren Reno’s “Don’t Think” Is A Perfect ’90s Country Throwback
Don’t think twice about listening to this one. (Sorry, I couldn’t resist.) Lauren Reno’s recent single is a perfect ’90s country throwback: intelligent wordplay, impassioned vocals, luxurious production, and a hook that’ll drag you across the continental divide. Reno is an…
Tuesday Teardrops — May 24th
Got a shorter set of additions for you this week. We kick the list off with Sarah King’s acoustic version of her revenge murder ballad “Poison.” The Slocan Ramblers pick up the pace with their trad-inflected “Harefoot’s Retreat.” Transitioning us…
HEY! LISTEN: Joe McClour Revisits His Mistakes On “Bloodline”
Joe McClour, the former lead guitarist/songwriter for The Leavelles, is stepping out on his own with his new album Show Up and Love Me. The song “Bloodline” caught my ear, a tried-and-true roots rock number marveling at the inconsistencies of…
Zoe Butler Soothes The Pain That Can’t Be Healed
Nashville-based singer-songwriter Zoe Butler’s new single, “Shenandoah Blues,” has a deceptive title. In the song, Butler works her way through indescribable grief, evoking the natural splendor of the Shenandoah Valley as a backdrop to life’s crucibles. Butler’s performance is imbued…
HEY! LISTEN: Joel Chadd’s Confessional “Enough’s Been Said” Says It All
Joel Chadd writes and plays songs that are brutally honest and open-hearted. His themes are universal, but it feels as if they were written just for you. These are songs that explore the full range of human emotions we all…
Edie Carey Revels in Leaving Behind “The Old Me” — Mostly
For the last 22 years, Colorado Springs-based singer/songwriter Edie Carey has been working as a full-time performing songwriter, touring rigorously to promote her award-winning records, which now include Come Close, her 2002 live CD, When I Was Made (2004), Another Kind of Fire (2006), itsgonnabegreat (a 2008 collaboration with Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter…