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PopMatters Premieres New Song From Kellen of Troy

Kellen of Troy Photo by Libby Danforth

Kellen Wenrich was five-years-old when he first picked up the violin as his instrument of choice. Since those early formative moments, he’s found international acclaim as an integral part of Apache Relay. Though that band has since dissolved, Wenrich’s musical journey continues with a project of his own, Kellen of Troy. His debut full-length, Posthumous Release, is coming out on 16 February. Prior, however, his newest, vibrant folk-rock is first finding a home at PopMatters in the form of the album’s titular single…

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No Depression Announces Sir Canyon’s New Album

LA-based songwriter Sir Canyon (Noah Lamberth), who previously played pedal steel with Katy Perry and shared stages with Willie, Dierks, Brad Paisley, and more, is gearing up for the release of his new project, Ventura Skies, on March 2nd.

Ventura Skies is an unexpected return from a songwriter who just a few years ago thought he might never make another album again, but a romantic breakup and the death of his father to cancer coaxed music out of Lamberth as he dealt with loss & hurt.“The best way to deal with the pain is to verbalize it. But for me that comes out in song. It’s kind of like therapy. The songs started pouring out of me.”

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American Songwriter Premieres New Track From Kellen Of Troy

Kellen of Troy Photo by Libby Danforth

Breakups are never easy. They’re especially tough pills to swallow, though, when you don’t know where things went wrong. Nashville-based act Kellen of Troy (the project of musician Kellen Wenrich) explores that unique brand of heartbreak on a new track, “When You Don’t Hear Goodbye.”

Off Wenrich’s forthcoming solo debut Posthumous Release, “When You Don’t Hear Goodbye” is a hardscrabble honky-tonk ballad inspired, in part, by an actual recent breakup. “I wrote this tune shortly after getting out of a bad relationship and was relieved to be on the other side of it,” he says. “I wanted a different perspective for the record, however, so I feigned the heartbreak and came up with ‘When You Don’t Hear Goodbye.’”

Wenrich, who once played in the now-defunct Apache Relay, counts among his influences Neil Young, John Prine, and “saloon pianos in Western movies.” Postumous Release follow’s Wenrich’s acclaimed 2016 EP Sad Bastard.

Posthumous Release is out February 16.

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No Depression Premieres New Single From Jamie McLean

Here’s the new single from Brooklyn-based Americana/rock & roll artist Jamie McLean, off his forthcoming LP, One and Only (out February 23rd). The follow-up to 2011’s Sunday Morning, One and Only was produced by Wilco’s Ken Coomer at the Sound Emporium in Nashville and features some lovely mandolin playing by Sam Bush (NPR, Billboard, No Depression) and Jeff Coffin (Dave Matthews Band).

McLean has cut his teeth as a musician touring the globe as the guitarist for artists including The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Aaron Neville, Brett Dennen and more. Now focused primarily on his solo career, One and Only comes as an 11-track collection of gritty alt-country combined with Tom Petty-channeling heartland rock & roll.

You can catch Jamie McClean and his accomplished band at the following dates and places:

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PopMatters Premieres New Music From Jamie McLean Band

You may not know Jamie McLean by name, but there’s a good chance you’ve heard one of his songs. The New York roots rocker has penned hundreds of original tunes spanning a slew of Americana’s myriad of influences. Beyond that, he’s offered his scorching guitar to the likes of Aaron Neville and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band and has even seen the world as a result of it. So, he’s sure gotten around, and he has the warm, developed sound to back it up…

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