CARTER FAITH INTERVIEW - "LET LOVE BE LOVE" AVAIL NOW

North Carolina native, Carter Faith recently released her debut project, “Let Love Be Love” - a modern country classic record sonically sitting somewhere between the likes of Kacey Musgraves and Miranda Lambert. The 6-song EP was crafted in Nashville with top writers like Steve Moakler and Ashley Ray and produced by Ben West, Sean McConnell, Jen Stegall. Learn a bit about it, and stream the record below.

Tell us about the EP. What are you most looking forward to about it? 

"I’m honestly just super proud of this project and so I’m looking forward to giving it to people and hearing what they think. I hope these songs can show people some of the beauty of the world and can give people something special because making it has been really special to me."

Do you have a favorite on the project? If so, what is it? 

"My favorite on the project really does change every day but I think ‘Cowboys & Dreamers’ is always up there. It is just so personal to me and creating it was such an amazing process."

Who influenced your music the most?

"I would have to say Erich Church and Kacey Musgraves. I play both of their music everyday without fail and I will always be inspired by the way they string ideas with melodies in such unique but universally beautiful ways. I think their influences bleed into my music just because I am such huge fans of both of them."

You recently got to make your Ryman Auditorium debut! What was that like?

"My Ryman debut was absolutely so surreal. I felt so honored and excited to get to be in that building let alone on that stage and it was a night I’ll never forget. From getting to follow Randy Travis and the special moment of “Forever and Ever, Amen”, to my family getting to fly in and sit in the front row, it was just so amazing."

TRACK LIST: 

1. Joyride (Carter Faith, Margaret Valentine, Jen Stegall)

2. Buzzkilla - (Faith, Jonny Price) 

3. Cowboys and Dreamers - (Faith, Steve Moakler)

4. Lasso - (Faith, Jen Stegall) 

5. I Just Wanna Dance - (Faith, Margaret Valentine, Ben West)

6. Pipe Dream - (Faith, Sean McConnell,  Ashley Ray)

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LYRIC VIDEO PREMIERE: "GET OVER IT" - MINNIE MURPHY

Minnie Murphy give us a straight no chaser dose of heartache with her current single, “Get Over it.” Feeling sad or lonely? The vibey modern classic ballad, co-written by Murphy, Don Bedell and Trafton Harvey and co-produced by Jon Conley is just the fix you’ll need. Grab a glass and check out the premiere of the official lyric video below.

"I wrote this song with Don Bedell and Trafton Harvey and co-produced it with Jon Conley. We wanted to lyrically express coping with heartbreak, touching upon self-destructive choices made impulsively with consequential disregard. The style is retro, with lots of steel guitar and a sincere, melodic vocal. I think everyone at one time or another has felt restless, lonely, impulsive, and self-destructive due to heartbreak. That moment when we make choices we know will only make things worse, but we are just looking for that instant relief, and choosing to deal with the consequences later, is very relatable to me. One of my favorite psychologists, Caroline Myss, said we all share the self-saboteur archetype. Sometimes, it takes a lot of wrestling with ourselves and repeating the same mistakes until we begin to discipline our dark sides. Country music has always bravely revealed real-life struggles in this way, and the beauty of it all to me is that once you hear the raw personal story as a song, someone else can relate, and the healing begins. It lets us know we're not alone. Music helps to trivialize our dramas because if you can sing about it, you can 'Get Over It.’"

OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO MINNIE MURPHY - “GET OVER IT”

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FEATURE: JOHNNY GATES - "OVER YOU"

East Music Row rockstar, Johnny Gates gives an awesome new take on his genre-crossing sound with new single, “Over You.” This is the first single off of his upcoming record, “East Music Row” to be released Sept 17.

“ ‘Over You’ was a song where we really wanted to show my rock side. - I grew up in punk band and lived in California for a while. Nashville is a small town and when you break up with someone here it’s like.. do I just leave town.. do I move back to California?”

Listen to “Over You” below.

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FEATURE: JACK VINOY - "SIGNAL"

Check out Nashville-based indie-alternative artist, Jack Vinoy’s experimental new single “SIGNAL.” the follow up to his debut record, “SOLACE.”

I wrote and recorded SIGNAL in a couple sessions in October and December last year. As soon as I started working on the beat I knew there was something about it that I really liked, but it took me a couple sessions to sort of chisel away at it until I had what so needed. After I had most of it structured out I called Fesssi K. to do some background vocals, she’s a friend of mine from Florida. She has such an incredible voice and I thought she would sound great on this track, and I think her contributions really took it to the next level. 

What excited me most about making SIGNAL was just experimenting with different sounds and my voice. The production of this one is some of my favorite I’ve ever done, and it’s a totally different sound from anything I did for my debut album. This song also felt like a turning point for my vocals, I felt like I found new ways to use my voice, between different ways of processing, and different performative styles.

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YMC FEATURE: CHARLIE BRENNAN - “MAY FLOWERS”

Indie pop Nashville-native, Charlie Brennan is back with a moody new release, “May Flowers”. The single, co-written with Theo Kandel, is sure to get you up in your feels. Check it out below!

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VIDEO PREMIERE: JACKSON DREYER - "TALKING THROUGH OUR FRIENDS"

Nashville-based, Soul / Pop artist, Jackson Dreyer, gives us vibey basement nostalgia with the premiere of the video for his release, “Talking Through Our Friends.” Check out a bit of the background on what went down, and watch the video below.

YMC: Let’s start with this video: is this in a garage?

JD: This absolutely my garage. 😂 Nate Boyd (@claytoncorners on IG) helped me transform the space, and shot and edited the whole thing.

YMC: Favorite part of the video?

JD: If you take a look at the artworks of all of the songs on this project, you’ll notice several recurring items (the yellow phone, the disco ball, etc.), so I wasn’t going to make a video without some nods to the other songs! My favorite prop is the cardboard cutouts of the silhouettes in this artwork.

YMC: So this is your fourth single of the project; are you making an album?

JD: I am making an album! Still haven’t “officially” announced it, so I guess this is the YMC exclusive scoop! It was pretty funny when Talking Through Our Friends came out because people were telling me “I love the EP!“ and I didn’t realize that yeah, it is an EP! So I’ll release two more songs, and the EP will continue to grow before the whole album is here.

YMC: It’s pretty obvious what this new song is about, but what’s was the writing session like?

JD: I came into a write with Tony Cianchetta and Clara Park pretty frustrated that communication lines were down with this girl I had been going on dates with, and I felt like the only way I could see what was really going on was to talk to her best friend. Out of that frustration, we just had fun with the story. (Referencing the fictional friends Kacey, Staycee, and Leighcey had us cracking up). Once the song was written, Joël Bruyère worked his magic taking it across the finish line.

YMC: What’s your favorite part of the song?

JD: Oh, that’s gotta be the bridge into the final chorus. I was absolutely not planning on having a key change in the song, but the bridge ended up leading us so naturally into a much higher key. We need more key changes these days!

YMC: Anything coming up do you want to tell us about?

JD: Yes! If you’re in Nashville, my band and I will be playing a big show at Acme on August 10th! Keep your eyes peeled on my socials for the next single, because it isn’t too far out, and it might just make you tear up a little bit!

“TALKING THROUGH OUR FRIENDS” OFFICIAL VIDEO

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PREMIERE: LENA STONE - "LIGHTWEIGHT"

Lena Stone brings us the debut of “Lightweight,” the 3rd single in a journey of an established Country act returning to her pop roots.

“Lightweight is one of the first songs I wrote for my pop project and it just felt like exactly the sound I wanted for this new music. It’s cinematic and emotional, and the lyrics are so vulnerable which I’m really proud of. Falling in love is exhilarating and scary and feels like a night you’ve had one too many, and that’s what I wanted this song to capture.”

“In so many ways, pop makes more sense for me. I wasn’t raised on country music - I found country music,” Stone explains of her previous tenor in the genre. “Pop has always come so naturally to me. I grew up listening to James Taylor, Sarah Bareilles, John Mayer, Pink, and Britney Spears.”

“Lightweight” produced by Phil Barnes, signifies an epic new era for the Nashville artist. And will be just one piece of a highly anticipated full-length record slated for release Fall 2021.

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TALKIN' GLITCH WITH STEF

Nashville Pop Kween, Stef, talks Fashion, Passion and her epic new concept project, “A Glitch In Our Virtual Reality.” Stream the EP below!

1) Congrats on the release of your new EP! What messages are you sharing with A Glitch In Our Virtual Reality?

Thank you! The main point that I want to get across with this ep is that everything will eventually be ok. If you are in a situation that is hurting you or limiting you now, get out of it! I know that is easier said than done but I want everyone to know their worth and not accept less than from toxic people. The EP is a concept record with each song representing a stage in the lifecycle of a relationship. Songs like, “I Used To Build Dreams About You,” represent being in love, then you have the polar opposite of a song like “Hi, my name is lonely,” representing the darker stages of a break up. STAGES ARE OKAY. They help you grow. 

2) Artists work incredibly hard to have such a successful EP. How do you prevent creative burn-out and keep that passion going?

I haven't experienced burnout creatively because I truly love all aspects. I look forward to brain storming my cover art, planning a music video, styling myself, creating a social media roll out plan, promotion across platforms, etc. I feel like I have only released music I genuinely like. I like it so much I want to listen to it (lol). It does get hard when you're working 1000 miles an hour and as hard as you can work and still some accomplishments are out of my control. I can't control if I have a song go viral on tiktok, or even what playlists the dsp’s support with. 

3) Tell us about the "switch." music video. Who collaborated on it with you and how did it come to life? 

This video was so fun to film! I would say I am slightly into acting, so getting to act a little in my music videos is always fun. I did this video with some of my good friends- Bryant Bural and Noah Tidmore as well as their team they like to bring on. They really let me have a vision as an artist and listen to what I want and like, and then take it to the next level and make it so much better with their creative expertise. Clearly, I cant and dont want to do it all so I love that part of the job- getting to hire out other creatives to do what they do best- especially when they are your friends. 

4) You’re one of the top sellers on Depop! Can you elaborate on how you have such a successful store? What do you love most about fashion?

My store's success came from posting on tiktok. It is insane the cross over tiktok has across platforms. I started posting a lot of fashion content and it started to blow up on tiktok. Those people would follow and buy from my depop. I have well over 35,000 followers on depop which is a built in market. I love fashion and always have. It is another way to express myself creatively. 

5) You grew up in Huntsville, AL and moved here for your career. Tell us about the move to Nashville! 

I graduated highschool in may 2018, and moved here July 1st of 2018. I was 18 and had no idea what I was doing. I lived with two amazing girls a few years older than me and they really made me feel comfortable enough to where I was able to branch out and explore. I started in country music and was doing that till Jan of 2019 then I started to venture into the pop world. Sept of 2019 I released my first project, an ep titled “Why do I laugh when I cry?” with three tracks on it. 

6) What do you want other creatives moving to Nashville to know about our city? 

Nashville is so big, yet so small. There is enough room for everyone, and everyone is so kind the biggest thing you can do is support your peers and really try to make as many meaningful connections as you can.

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