Americana Highways presents this premiere of David G Smith’s song “Weight You Carry,” from his forthcoming 11th album Witness Trees, which is due to be released on June 2nd. This song will be available on May 18th. Witness Trees was produced by Neilson Hubbard, engineered and mixed by Dylan Alldredge at Skinny Elephant Studios in Nashville. It was mastered by Jim DeMain at Yes Master.
“Comparison is the death of joy. Don’t worry about other folks’ social media numbers or streams or the stages they are playing. Focus on your art.”
VOLK is Nashville indie-rock duo Eleot Reich (drums, vocals) and Christopher Lowe (guitar, vocals). Their new EP Stand the Test (out Apr. 28) delves into bluesy retro-futuristic dance punk, synthwave, new wave, and nostalgia-filled roller rink bangers. VOLK have shared bills with The Dead South, Charley Crockett, Electric Six, Supersuckers, Diarrhea Planet & more.
The record unfolds as a tightly wound batch of songs, jabbing us with a feeling and a melody, never staying too long on one theme before needing to tell another batch of truths. It’s as if there isn’t enough time on a record to say everything Jax wants to say, so she flies through the songs to get as many of them in as possible.
On the lead single for her sophomore album, Jax Hollow describes herself as “feral.” She doubles down on the sentiment later in “Wolf in Sheepskin” with a howling “But I’m better sleeping alone!” But the true wildness on Only The Wild Ones (debuting here exclusively on Americana Highways two days before release) comes anytime Hollow straps on a guitar. No matter what she’s playing, the Nashville singer-songwriter brings a fresh, loose energy and ends up giving listeners what might be the best guitar record this year.
In a month, prolific singer/songwriter David G Smith will release is 11th album, Witness Trees (June 2nd) and the album is about equality, love, death and legacy. Collaborations with artists like Keb’ Mo’ and Mary Gauthier through the years and times spent sharing the stage with the likes of Griffin House, Rory Block, Kelly Willis and the late Justin Townes Earl combine with his own stellar voice and songwriting to inform the Americana style of music David G Smith makes.