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    Nashville outlaw country siren India Ramey has unveiled “Scattered and Smothered,” the latest from her forthcoming LP, Villain Era, out May 8 via Copaco/Blue Élan Records. Set in a Waffle House after a drunken, wild night “being somewhere she’s not supposed to have been,” this laid-back, tongue-in-cheek tale of woe about a woman feeling stifled by a good man and needing to break free. “Scattered and Smothered” is a lighthearted, comically visual song carried by an easy train beat and laced with classic country pedal steel and twangy, bright guitars.

    Acclaimed Grammy-nominated artist, activist, and musician Aaron Lee Tasjan addresses the tensions between science and society, fact and fraud and progress and peril with his new track “Science Friction,” out today. Written in the spirit of his truth telling folk forbearers, Tasjan hits us right where we are in our current society and offers some sobering answers as to how we may have gotten here. “Science Friction” was co-written with Denny Lloyd.

    After decades of supporting other artists, his new instrumental album, New Leaves, produced by Dave Darling, places Smith’s own work front and center. Written as he navigated the grief of losing his wife and single parenthood during the pandemic, the album blends country blues, boogie-woogie, and stumbling waltzes. With meandering and haunting melodies, the album draws inspiration from New Orleans musicians Allen Toussaint, Dr. John, and James Booker. Featuring a core trio of piano, bass, and drums — accented by pedal steel, guitar, and harmonica — it captures his journey of wading through the trenches of loss towards hope.

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