LISTEN: Ruby Mack, “Little Bird”

Artist: Ruby Mack
Hometown: Greenfield, Massachusetts
Song: “Little Bird”
Album: Devil Told Me
Release Date: October 23, 2020

In Their Words: “‘Little Bird’ is a spirited newgrass ditty about laying down your pride and being vulnerable to the risk and improbable feelings that flood in when you follow your heart versus the stasis of playing it safe. I wrote it with a friend when I didn’t have the courage to tell the one I loved that I loved her. ‘Little Bird’ was the 2am phone calls in the heat of the summer. We never kissed and we never told a soul. Historically, songwriting has been a vehicle for sharing everything I couldn’t say directly. I conceal my truths in poetry, metaphor, and melody. ‘Little Bird’ is a page from one of my oldest diaries.” — Emma Ayres, Ruby Mack

https://soundcloud.com/loudmouthpro/04-little-bird-ruby-mack/s-yNxMKMklVbp


Photo credit: Gianna Colson

LISTEN: Maiden Radio, ‘Wolvering’

Artist: Maiden Radio (featuring Joan Shelley, Julia Purcell, & Cheyenne Mize)
Hometown: Louisville, KY
Song: "Wolvering"
Album: Wolvering
Release Date: October 16
Label: OK Recordings

In Their Words: "'Wolvering' took shape on a misty day in Michigan in the summer of 2014. It speaks of comfort over dark tones and ends as it begins — as if it always has been." — Cheyenne Mize

Instructions: Try not to be taken in by these lilting harmonies. Bet you can't.


Photo credit: Amber Thieneman