(Press Release) GRAMMY® Award-winning superstar duo SUGARLAND announced their highly anticipated sixth studio album, titled BIGGER, will be released on June 8 and will become available for preorder on April 13. Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush co-wrote nearly all of the songs on the album, which was co-produced by Kristian, Jennifer, and Julian Raymond. The project’s lead single, “Still The Same,” is currently climbing the Country radio charts ahead of the duo’s spring-summer STILL THE SAME 2018 TOUR. 
 
After taking a hiatus to pursue a series of high profile solo projects, BIGGER is the duo’s first new music in seven years and the first project under their new joint venture with Big Machine Records and UMG Nashville. It will be available to pre-order at digital retailers as well as the title track, “Bigger,” available to download on April 13.
 
As fans have come to expect from Sugarland, BIGGER embodies the musical spirit of the band: it contains tracks both uptempo and upbeat as well as powerful message songs that address specific issues facing the world. “Our hopefulness and our sparkiness and our joy is one of the things I think we do uniquely well, especially in the country format,” says Jennifer of the set’s sunnier material. “We offer that in a unique way.” ​

(Nashville, Tenn. – April 17, 2018 Press Release) – Country singer-songwriter Kelsey Lamb has released her debut single, “Little By Little,” to Country Radio. The single is now available through all digital retailers and streaming services and is soon to hit the airwaves.  Listen to “Little By Little” here.

Co-written with Erik Dinardo and Jesse Labelle, and produced by Bill McDermott, “Little By Little,” is a universal truth-tale about a relationship meeting in the middle. With its hypnotic melody and sweet sensibility, it is bound to be a crossover summer hit. ​

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Nashville, TN (Press Release) – In Our Time, the sophomore album from compelling Canadian singer/songwriter AHI (pronounced “EYE”), is set for a July 13th release on 22nd Sentry/Thirty Tigers. Overflowing with honesty, warmth and authenticity, the 11 original songs on In Our Time feature a boundless artist with a unique capacity to connect with anyone and everyone. AHI’s ability to unify his range of folk, soul and rock influences, personal philosophy and penchant for melody to create art that is both deep and accessible is pure alchemy.

​Bri Murphy's upcoming LP Things We’d Rather Not Say is an antidote to the daily darkness we encounter, with the album's delicate melodies balanced by the intense honesty of its lyricism, Things We'd Rather Not Say allows the listener to experience the beauty of this poetic singer-songwriter. 
 
Opting to record the project outside of Nashville in her home state of Wisconsin, Murphy notes, “There's a sort of shine here [Nashville] that's great, but it's not really me." So she settled into Pine Hollow studio in Eau Claire and turned to studio owner (and sound engineer for The National) Evan Middlesworth for co-production, and the result is a record teeming in a warmth that instills hope and love. Says Murphy about the hopes she has for the listener, "More than anything, I hope they find some pieces of the beauty, magic, and light we created up in the Northwoods when we were weaving these songs into a record, that they can carry with them through these strange and somewhat dark times.”

Today, TDC is incredibly pleased to share the album's first single, a desolate and expansive ballad led by somber pedal steel, organ, and Murphy's light as air, yet undeniably resolute, vocals which foster the spirit of a restless soul who wanders with purpose. 

Murphy relays the story behind the track,
'"Heart Like A Rock" is an anthem for those who refuse to settle. For me, this song started as a breakup song, but it evolved into something bigger. It's a song that tells the story of somebody constantly on the move, somebody who can't be held down, somebody who's always seeking higher ground and pushing boundaries. The minor key and 6/8 time signature paint an unsettled ground that builds gradually into the bridge, where the organ takes the role of the bird and flies away into the solo. The baritone guitar and pedal steel throughout keep the story moody and stormy all the way to the end.'
 
Murphy moved to Nashville in 2011 and has since shared the stage with artists from Chris Stapleton to Tanya Tucker, and toured all over the U.S., Canada, and Japan as a fiddle player and background vocalist for other artists. She took a break from the road in late 2015 to pursue her solo career and released her debut record, Throw Down My Heart, in 2016, which saw the title track chosen as a semi-finalist in the International Songwriting Competition.

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Things We'd Rather Not Say is set for release May 18th

An acoustic pop singer-songwriter from Mobile, Alabama, Eric Erdman has the soul of a troubadour, letting the listener in via his heartfelt vocals and well-crafted, poignant lyrics which allow one to both think and feel. Released on April 13th, his latest full-length, It’s Not Like You Don’t Know Me, contains eleven of Erdman's most personal tunes documented in a raw and minimalist context making them not only incredibly intimate and warm, but also, incredibly powerful. 

Today, TDC is pleased to premiere the video for the album's tranquil title track, a sincere, somber reflection on the feelings of satisfaction and fulfillment that ensue when a connection is made between two people, whether it's a performer and an audience member or a potential paramour.

"It's in the silence now that I find 
Whispered answers to a muted prayer 
You've learned by heart to read my mind 
Don't know why I feel surprised" 

​Erdman relays the story behind the song, 
"I wrote “It’s Not Like You Don’t Know Me” with Tim Jackson and Lindsey Thompson. We were discussing how, as performers, we have all played less than optimal venues at times. You know the ones? 18 different football games on along the wall, the din of sonic clutter more than any PA could possibly overtake. These are places where it feels more like an obstacle than an opportunity to get heartfelt songs to land. Well, Lindsey, Tim, and I all noted how having even one solitary person in the audience who is fighting the good fight to hear the message from the stage despite all the distractions can feel like salvation. The bond that is formed between the performer and those select audience members can be so powerful and deep that it feels like they are lifelong friends even if they are there for the first time.  So “It’s Not Like You Don’t Know Me” is a song about that connection with the audience."

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