Brown, Myers, Springsteen, McNown drop new music
Teen sensation and traditionalist with a soulful bent Ty Myers debuts with "The Select" on RECORDS Nashville/Columbia Records. The 16-song set includes "Ends of the Earth and the previously released "Drunk Love," "Can't Hold Me Down," "Worry is a Sickness," and "Drinkin' Alone," as well as his debut single "Tie That Binds." Myers, who hails from the Austin area, wrote 12 of the songs on his own and collaborated on two others.
Nashville-based Oregon-raised singer-songwriter Max McNown released his sophomore album, "Night Diving," on Fugitive Recordings/The Orchard/Columbia Records. The 10-song release includes "Roses and Woles," featuring Hailey Whitters. McNown is on the folk end of country. This is the follow-up to last year's "Wandering."
Columbia Records/Sony Music Nashville artist-songwriter Alana Springsteen shares her all-new EP, "Alana Springsteen: Live from the Ryman." The seven-song set was recorded liveduring her first full-band set at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Nov. 21. The EP starts with "you don't deserve a country song (Live from the Ryman)" and ends with "goodbye looks good on you."
"Looking For The Thread" is the first collaborative album from Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis and Karine Polwart, out today via Thirty Tigers. Conceived in the remote west of Scotland and recorded at the renowned Real World studios, Bonny Light Horseman's Josh Kaufman produced the 10-track album. After first setting up a Dropbox to share ideas remotely, the three convened in January 2023 to perform alongside Robert Vincent at Song Circle, an event at Celtic Connections in Glasgow, Scotland. From there, they headed north to a writing retreat at Kinlochmoidart House, where the disc was born. The album features two tracks sung in Scottish Gaelic (led by Fowlis) and was completed in a week at Real World studios, where the tracks were recorded live, everyone playing together in the same room.
Charles Esten marked the one-year anniversary of his independent debut album with the double vinyl release of "Love Ain't Pretty Deluxe Edition." Co-writing all 14 songs with acoustic guitar credits on the Marshall Altman-produced full-length project, Esten adds nine new bonus tracks to this special edition delivery. He also included collaborations with Keb' Mo' and Sara Evans on "In A Bar Somewhere." The 23-track "Deluxe Edition" further includes never-before-heard demos and work tapes from the creation of "Love Ain't Pretty" plus a live performance recorded from the sold-out NASHVILLE Reunion Tour (with Esten, Clare Bowen, Jonathan Jackson, and Sam Palladio).
More news
- 01/29/25: Brown releases new version of "Says I Can" with a little help
- 01/17/25: Brown looks to "Gorgeous"
- 01/10/25: Carpenter, Fowlis, Polwart open up with new song
- 01/10/25: Myers enjoys "Drunk Love"
- 12/06/24: Jinks, Wetzel, The Castellows, Springsteen present new music
- 11/22/24: Browns let their bodies do the talking
- 10/21/24: Springsteen gives birthday presents
- 10/10/24: Brown announces new album, tour
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