WATCH: Maja Francis & First Aid Kit, “Mama” (Satin Bed Session)

Artist: Maja Francis
Hometown: Stockholm, Sweden
Song: “Mama”
Album: A Pink Soft Mess
Release Date: September 24, 2021
Label: RMV Grammofon

In Their Words: “This song is for my mom…and about how it feels to be grown up and be able to comfort her the way she’s always comforted me. We’ve both experienced mental health issues through life and not until I became an adult I understood her struggles, because I have the same ones. It’s been both beautiful and painful to share that with each other…and I wanted to write a song about that intense and complex love. I was also thrilled when my dear friends Klara and Johanna (First Aid Kit) wanted to feature on it. They’ve been such a big part in me finding my voice again so it felt really good to have their voices and energy on the album.” — Maja Francis


Photo credit: Milkdrop Studio

WATCH: Charley Crockett, “I Can Help”

Artist: Charley Crockett
Hometown: San Benito, Texas
Song: “I Can Help”
Album: The Next Waltz, Vol. 3
Label: The Next Waltz

In Their Words: “We showed up at the studio without any idea what we were gonna cut. Once we got in there I remembered this old Billy Swan number and I’d always wanted to record it. I think we got it in one or two takes. Like everything else at Bruce [Robison]’s place, magic stuck to the tape.” — Charley Crockett


Photo credit: Taylor Grace