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American Songwriter Premieres New Track From Kellen Of Troy
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.
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:
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…
Glide Magazine Premieres New Single from R. Finn
With his new debut, Collecting Trip (due out on January 19, 2018), R. Finn has created a heartfelt album rooted in timeless Americana and colored by subtly lush, alternately haunting and hopeful arrangements. The Southern California songwriter took the long way around on this journey, some of his songs on the record tracing back nearly a decade…
Wide Open Country Features Will Payne Harrison
Will Payne Harrison expresses deep gratitude with his song “Simple Truths.” Pulling influence from “It’s a Great Day to Be Alive” and “Humble and Kind,” the Louisiana native penned the ballad as a love letter “about somehow falling lucky in love when you’re born unlucky,” he says.
With such songwriting influences as Darrell Scott, Don Schlitz and Lori McKenna, Harrison demonstrates his own strengths as a thoughtful storyteller. “I got 42 cents in my bank account / Check’s coming tomorrow, bills will clean it out,” he reflects. “The sun is shining, but this weekend it’s gonna rain.”
In ordinary things, Payne uncovers a deeper understanding and appreciation for the beauty in the world. His words are simple, yet profound. He continues, singing, “Last week I caught a nine pound bass / This six pound test nearly snapped in half / I’m just glad you’re not the one that got away.”