Artist: Brennen Leigh
Hometown: Moorhead, Minnesota; Austin, Texas; and Nashville, Tennessee
Song: “Running Out of Hope, Arkansas”
Album: Ain’t Through Honky Tonkin’ Yet
Release Date: June 16, 2023
Label: Signature Sounds
In Their Words: “I’m in love with this idea of the real Nashville. The idyllic golden age, which, to me, is around 1967, 1968, because of the alchemy, the explosion that occurred, with the best country music songwriters ever, the best singers in country music. I wrote this with my close friend, Silas Lowe. He’s a writer in Austin and a great musician. I made that trip a million times from Nashville to Austin, and you always pass the exit for Hope, Arkansas. It just hit me one time on that drive, I wondered if anyone had written that title. So we did it. Silas and I were both talking about what it’s like to feel stuck somewhere. So, that’s what that song’s about.” — Brennen Leigh
Photo Credit: Brooke Hamilton