It’s normally a safe assumption that you can tell most of what you need to know about a person by the company that they keep. So, when a young singer-songwriter can boast of work done for Dan Auerbach and tours in support of Nikki Lane—it makes sense to give them your undivided attention. Of course, there’s always a possibility that you set your expectations too high and come away disappointed. At the same time, there’s a chance that you’ll be pleasantly surprised.
Ned Hill sifts through wreckage like his life depends on it. A pillar in the Americana and blues-rock scene, the craftsman observes a relationship’s burning out and seeks for any kind of cure he can find. With “Wake Me Up,” premiering today, Hill touches upon unimaginable loneliness and the once-vibrant intimacy and desire that all but eludes him now. “Where do we go from here?” he ponders with the raw opening line.
David Quinn impressed us with his debut album Wanderin’ Fool in 2019, and now he’s back with a new one that utilizes Laur Joamets on guitar (Sturgill Simpson, Drivin N Cryin), as well as steel guitar player Smokin’ Brett Resnick, and members of Margo Price’s backing band in a new record, Letting Go, due out October 23.
Listen to this week’s State of the Art Spotify playlist featuring:
HESS – Long Dream (Baby Robot Records)
New Order – Be a Rebel
Misty Boyce – control (lose)
Sylvan Esso – Runaway
Left at London – 6 feet
Public Enemy, Mike D, Ad-Rock, Run DMC – Public Enemy Number Won
Lazerbeak – On the Lawn
Black Thought – Good Morning
Stephie James – West of Juarez
Pixies – Hear Me Out
8 Inch Betsy – Dashed (Baby Robot Records)
D.A. Stern, Colleen Green – 2 Drink Minimum
Slut Magic – Picnic Day
Tricky – Running Off
Jean Dawson – Starface*
Cuco – Piel Canela
Faye Webster – Better Distractions (Secretly Canadian)
Tropa Magica – Starry Eyed Lover
Lomelda- Hannah Sun
Gamblers – We’re Bound To Be Together
Infant Island – The Garden
John Jigg$ – Gordon Gartrelle ft Bubba Rock
The Koreatown Oddity – Kimchi
Blimes and Gab – Shellys (its chill)
Leaf – Fashion Bitch
Desire Marea – Tavern Kween
Liv.e- How It Made Me Feel
Vein – ripple+
Mega Bog – Diary of a Rose
Kamikaze Palm Tree – Sharpie Smile
Samia- Big Wheel
Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire – Bootlicker
Listen to this week’s Captain Americana Spotify playlist featuring:
E.Z. Shakes – The Spirit
Kurt Vile, John Prine – How Lucky
Stephie James – West of Juarez
Bedouine, Waxahatchee, Hurray for The Riff Raff – Thirteen (Big Star Cover)
Joe Stamm Band – Bombshell
Yusuf / Cat Stevens – Father and Son
Tender Creature – Climbing Trees
Gillian Welch – Wella Hella
Laura Rabell – In My Bones
Lydia Loveless, Laura Jane Grace – September
The Savants of Soul – I Just Can’t Pull the Trigger on You
Joan Osborne – That Was a Lie
Juana Everett – Free as a Bird
Jeff Tweedy – Guess Again
King Nobody – Black Licorice
Prince Bellerose – Dark Love Songs
Bison Bone – Downtown
Patrick Sweany – Evening Sun
James Lee Baker – 18-Wheeler (I’m Coming Home)
Grant-Lee Phillips – Gather Up
Tennessee Jet – Stray Dogs
Blitzen Trapper – Dead Billie Jean
Bette Smith – Memories
Kronos Quartet, Meklit – The President Sang Amazing Grace (Joan Baez cover)
Laura Jean Anderson – Take Me As I Am
Field Medic – better way
Bobby Rush – Don’t Start Me Talkin’
Victoria Bailey – Homegrown Roots
Elliott BROOD – Stay Out
Daniel Romano – Green Eye-Shade
Brennen Leigh – Pipeline
Jennifer Mlott – Live and Learn
Adrianne Lenker – Anything
Nat Puff, known by industry name Left at London, returns with her newest release Transgender Street Legend Vol. 2. COLLiDE caught up with the indie pop artist to talk about her latests projects! Read the interview here…