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In 2017, singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer, Shawn Butzin released his debut solo album Northern Trails which received accolades from both Relix [which featured his single "Leaving Colorado"], The Alternate Root, and Twangri-LA, which gave the album a 5 out of 5 stars. Buoyed by the warm reception, Butzin returned to the studio with a new batch of tunes where he is prepping the release of his sophomore project, Adventures, due on May 24th.

Butzin's new track is the rollicking "Westbound Train" a roots rocker that hits the musical sweet spot with it's shuffling melody, driving guitars, and Butzin's honest delivery telling the tale of a man running from the damage he created.

"Well I ran away when I was 21
I took the westbound train in the setting sun
A few dollars in my pocket
A heart full of love
I took the westbound train in the setting sun"

Get Plugged In to "Westbound Train" above. For more information head HERE and to purchase head HERE.
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In a crowded field of singer-songwriters, Butzin stands out with his ability to draw from the past while forging his own path.
​RIYL: Creedance Clearwater Revival, Neil Young, John Fogerty, The Eagles, Tom Petty

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Sarah Shook & the Disarmers’ debut album, Sidelong, commanded listeners’ attention with its refreshingly blunt and unapologetically honest songwriting, tight musicianship, and outlaw spirit. Their upcoming outing, Years, finds that spirit ever present in the collection’s ten tracks as the foursome grow and refine their style with sharpened songwriting, a deepened sound, and unique perspectives that emphasize vulnerability, resiliency, empathy, and defiance. The foursome recently released another track form the album, (and one of my faves) "New Ways to Fail," a driving f-you to a relationship that is downright exhausting.

"Well the door is over there if I may speak with perfect candor
You're welcome to walk through it any old time that you fancy
Cause I need this shit like I need another hole in my head"

Check it out above.
​Read the interview with Sarah HERE
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LA-based singer-songwriter Sean Alan channels the classic luminaries of Nashville and Muscle Shoals, with a bit of Detroit and Philly soul thrown in for good measure, on his upcoming album, The Show Must Go On (due in June). The project takes a  real, romantic, and honest look at relationships "without your usual sappy cliches," says Alan, via nuanced tracks reminiscent of Otis Redding, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, and Tom Petty.

The album’s debut single, “My Love For You,” is a guitar and organ-led ballad that flows with a bluesy undercurrent, sweeping you up in its mature, tender romanticism...and easily leading it to become the wedding song of the year. Swoon-worthy.

"My love for you lady
If I may be so bold
It knocks out my wind
Like a punch
In the guts from you darling
My love for you baby
No love song ever told
No books on the shelves
Tell such tales of longing"

​For more information visit HERE.