Artist: Justin Golden
Hometown: Richmond, Virginia
Song: “Ain’t Just Luck”
Album: Hard Times and a Woman
Release Date: April 15, 2022
In Their Words: “The main phrase of this track is something I started saying to myself years ago as sort of a mantra to push through the hard times. Every time I felt like I was taking a step forward something knocked me back two, but ‘it ainât just luck’ that I made it this far. This track is basically my letter to myself acknowledging that Iâm in some rough water, but Iâm building towards something that will be worthwhile and that I wouldnât let ‘the man’ or my feelings of impostor syndrome derail me. The line ‘I sold my soul for a slice of the life / Now I’m comin’ back round for another piece of the pie/ Feels like the devilâs the only on my side’ is one of my favorites on the record. I did everything I could in order to make it this far, maybe even make a deal with the devil.” — Justin Golden
Photo Credit: Joey Wharton