Nick Dittmeier & the Sawdusters
Paisley Fields
Claire Vandiver
Wiley Gaby
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Paisley Fields
Claire Vandiver
Wiley Gaby
at Hooch & Hive
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Nick Dittmeier & the Sawdusters understand that to stay relevant, country and Americana—like any long-running musical genres— must be unceremoniously leveled from time to time. Blasted by a cold steel wrecking ball, and reassembled into new forms atop the rubble. And what better moment for a scheduled demolition than with all of planet Earth in a holding pattern, straddling the deep chasm between past and future. Into this void arrives Heavy Denim, an album that artfully sidesteps any slavish, formulaic adherence to roots-music traditions.
“At the height of the pandemic” Dittmeier says, “it became clear to me that—with everything we’d been through—there was going to be a different mind coming out the other side. As a band, we decided we weren’t going to try to go back and replicate who we were, or the reality we were living before covid. A lot of people were fixated on getting back to quote-unquote normal, but to me it seemed pretty obvious that wasn’t even on the table.”
“At the height of the pandemic” Dittmeier says, “it became clear to me that—with everything we’d been through—there was going to be a different mind coming out the other side. As a band, we decided we weren’t going to try to go back and replicate who we were, or the reality we were living before covid. A lot of people were fixated on getting back to quote-unquote normal, but to me it seemed pretty obvious that wasn’t even on the table.”
Forcing themselves out of their comfort zones, Dittmeier & the Sawdusters began stripping back their roots-rock bluster and leaving room for new textures: drum machines, loopers, synths. Heavy Denim finds Dittmeier and the Sawdusters fearlessly reinventing their sound. The album is in the tradition of Dire Straits’ spacey, synth-anchored early-’90s country curveball On Every Street; Alabama Shakes’ transformation from gritty Southern neo- soul revue to danceable indie-rock darlings on Sound & Color; and the symphonic R&B and art-folk Sturgill Simpson wove on the astral loom that is A Sailor’s Guide to Earth. With its refreshing creativity and sonic adventurousness, Heavy Denim is one of those rare and wonderful records that expands the boundaries of its genre.
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PAISLEY FIELDS
Paisley Fields was an official performer at SXSW this year and was named one of the best musical discoveries of the festival by the Austin Chronicle and Jambase. A former member of the Lavender Country touring outfit, his most recently released duet with Mya Byrne was featured on Democracy Now, in Rolling Stone, NPR and more. Out Magazine also named him one of the 20 queer country artists you should know in 2022. Paisley’s music has been played on CMT, SiriusXM, and radio around the world. Nashville Scene & CMT also named him one of 12 artists to watch in 2022.
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PAISLEY FIELDS
Paisley Fields was an official performer at SXSW this year and was named one of the best musical discoveries of the festival by the Austin Chronicle and Jambase. A former member of the Lavender Country touring outfit, his most recently released duet with Mya Byrne was featured on Democracy Now, in Rolling Stone, NPR and more. Out Magazine also named him one of the 20 queer country artists you should know in 2022. Paisley’s music has been played on CMT, SiriusXM, and radio around the world. Nashville Scene & CMT also named him one of 12 artists to watch in 2022.
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WILEY GABY
Press Kit: wileygaby.com/presskit
Brooklyn-based, Florida-born Wiley Gaby writes heartfelt hurtin’ songs and delivers them with tear-stained, emotional vocals—exploring “balladeer vulnerability and melodrama by swelling into high notes and emoting with sly finesse” (NPR Music).
https://youtu.be/FCjms9j9d7A
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6tzDsjuTpo8J7qsGfGZvPx…
paisleyfields.com
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WILEY GABY
Press Kit: wileygaby.com/presskit
Brooklyn-based, Florida-born Wiley Gaby writes heartfelt hurtin’ songs and delivers them with tear-stained, emotional vocals—exploring “balladeer vulnerability and melodrama by swelling into high notes and emoting with sly finesse” (NPR Music).
