Tuttle, McKenna release new sounds; Cooke, Adell debut
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Tuttle, McKenna release new sounds; Cooke, Adell debut

Friday, July 21, 2023 – "City of Gold" is the new album from GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Molly Tuttle and her band, Golden Highway out via Nonesuch Records. This is the follow-up to last year's "Crooked Tree," which won Best Bluegrass Album at the GRAMMYS. Once again produced by Tuttle and Jerry Douglas and recorded at Nashville's Sound Emporium Studios, City of Gold was inspired by Tuttle's touring with Golden Highway. Songs were written by Tuttle and Ketch Secor (Old Crow Medicine Show). Golden Highway is Bronwyn Keith-Hynes (fiddle, harmony vocals), Dominick Leslie (mandolin), Shelby Means (bass, harmony vocals) and Kyle Tuttle (banjo, harmony vocals and no relation to Molly).

1988 was a big year for Lori McKenna. That was the year that she married here husband, Gene, a plumber. And now 35 years and five kids later, McKenna has entitled her 12th album "1988." McKenna was once again produced by Dave Cobb and veers more towards a pop sound.

Ashley Cooke debuts with "shot in the dark," a 24-song release on Big Loud Records. "what are you on fire about," featuring Jackson Dean, was co-written with Lainey Wilson. Born in Parkland, Fla. and influenced by Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts and Kelly Clarkson, Cooke wrote her first song at 11. Cooke moved to Nashville at 18 and attended the Belmont University, but not for music. After entering the school's Country Showcase on a whim and winning, Cooke decided to pursue music for a year. When the pandemic had other plans, Cooke went to TikTok where she built a following.

Tanner Adell releases her debut country mixtape, "Buckle Bunny," via Columbia Nashville. The eight-song collection is is said to be the first-ever major label debut mixtape in the genre. The music is rooted in country while infusing a blend of pop vocals and hip-hop beats. Adell grew up in California and Wyoming and appears to be focused on female empowerment.


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CD review - City of Gold Arguably the most interesting and versatile bluegrass band working the circuit, Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, her touring band, return for their second album together. Unlike the preceding Grammy Award-winning "Crooked Tree," "City of Gold" is truly a band album with limited guest appearances. By featuring the musicians experienced during her live performances, this is a wide-ranging but entirely cohesive and spectacular recording. Rich in story, this is a true modern ...
CD review - Crooked Tree Not long ago, we were listening to Molly Tuttle on small, independent labels and now, less than four years later she is making her debut on the prestigious Nonesuch label with "Crooked Tree." Tuttle, a graduate of Berklee College of Music and brilliant multi-award-winning finger picking guitarist, straddled the line between bluegrass and Americana in her 2019 "When You're Ready" and on an album of rock, pop and country covers in 2020. To date, she's tried to veer from ...


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