New Slang

Oct 26, 2020 • S05 E132 • 01:03:52

On Episode 132, I'm joined by Michigan singer-songwriter Rachel Brooke. Brooke just released the excellent country standout The Loneliness in Me this past Friday. Full of high and lonesome, Brooke delivers on the 12-song collection with velvety vocal...

Oct 22, 2020 • S05 E131 • 01:08:21

On Episode 131, I'm joined by singer-songwriter Lera Lynn, who at the end of the week (Friday, Oct 23), is releasing her excellent new full-length, On My Own. As the title alludes, On My Own is just that. It's a singular vision with Lynn doing a...

Oct 19, 2020 • S05 E130 • 01:00:32

We're kicking off the week being joined by Joe Firstman of the country roots rock band Cordovas. I caught up with Joe about a month back (it honestly feels like both yesterday and last year at the same time) about their new album, the fresh, loose, a...

Oct 15, 2020 • S05 E129 • 00:39:54

On Episode 129, I catch up with rising singer-songwriter Reyna Roberts. I really feel like Roberts has transcendent star potential as an artist. As mentioned, she's really gained a following this past year with the release of "Stompin' Grou...

Oct 12, 2020 • S05 E128 • 01:06:40

On Episode 128, I'm joined by Norwegian singer-songwriter Malin Pettersen for this episode. She has this new album called Wildhorse that's officially out Friday, October 16. I really enjoyed this conversation with Malin about the writing and rec...

Oct 08, 2020 • S05 E127 • 01:04:16

Episode 127 is with Ace Crayton, the lead vocalist and chief lyricist of the Ft. Worth country-rock outfit Thieving Birds.TB has long been one of my favorite bands within the Texas circuit. They've really embraced these strong core elements of rockin...

Oct 06, 2020 • S05 E126 • 01:02:50

On Episode 126, I'm joined by singer-songwriter Ashley Campbell. This Friday (Oct 09), she's releasing Something Lovely, the gorgeous and dreamy follow-up to her 2018 full-length debut, The Lonely One. Campbell's charming brand of lyricism...

Oct 01, 2020 • S05 E125 • 01:19:42

On Episode 125, I'm joined by singer-songwriter Caitlin Canty. Canty just released the Woody Guthrie-influenced song "Where is the Heart of My Country" earlier this week (Listen here). She was largely inspired on a flight from California ba...

Sep 28, 2020 • S05 E124 • 00:56:29

On Episode 124, I'm joined by Kyle Henderson, the lead vocalist and chief lyricist for Desert Noises. The Nashville by way of Provo, Utah trio released the excellent album Everything Always a little more than a month ago. The album, the band's f...

Sep 24, 2020 • S05 E123 • 01:13:27

On Episode 123 of New Slang, I'm joined by up-and-coming pop country singer-songwriter Kären McCormick. McCormick is releasing her debut EP, a five-song collection of tunes called Retro. McCormick very much is one of these new, bright voices in pop c...