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New Single from Natalie Jane Hill

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This Friday, you’re all going to hear the gloriousness of Natalie Jane Hill‘s new LP. It’s a record filled with this masterful maturity that illustrates how quickly Hill has grown into her work. Her voice is incredibly strong, like a folk troubadour that’s been writing songs for decades. But, that said, I expected that, having been following Natalie since Azalea dropped years back; the aforementioned maturity comes from the subtle nuances of her writing this go round. Listen right about the 1:50 mark, where the song journeys off into something that feels a little more blissed out, laced with the spirit of folk as the song circles back and comes to a close. Hopeful Woman drops Friday via Dear Life Records.

Natalie Jane Hill Shares Colors

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Simply put, Natalie Jane Hill is a voice you should all be swimming towards. We’ve been praising the previous singles from Hopeful Woman, but this new jam is just a special piece that’ll stop you in your path. It’s got these beautiful arrangements that buoy the track, from trickling little piano lines to sweeping string pieces that accentuate the vocal tones. Speaking of that voice…it’s embracing a maturity that usually comes from years and years of songwriting and performances; it feels like she’s standing on a stage and everything behind her has faded away, as her voice its on spotlight on the songwriter. Such a striking tune and a special way to work on a Thursday. Hopeful Woman is out on March 6th via Dear Life Records.

Circling Back to Natalie Jane Hill

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I remember way back when we first came upon Natalie Jane Hill and her Azalea LP; she was living in the ATX area and you could hear the magic in her voice early on. Now, years down the line, the only thing that seems to have changed is that the voice seems even more powerful and moving; the added instrumentation on the recording allows her voice to offer varying performance moments, all of which carry you away on the wings of the birds featured in the video. Such a sensational video, and one of the many reasons we pray you don’t skip over Hopeful Woman, out March 6th via Dear Life Records.

Natalie Jane Hill Announces Hopeful Woman

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It seems like just yesterday that Natalie Jane Hill was wowing us with Azalea, her debut LP when she was in the Austin area. Here we are a few years later, and she’s got her third LP on deck, along with a new place to call home. It took me less than 20 seconds to fall in love with this single, as her heavy notes breathed life through my speakers. When her voice stretches for higher notes, there’s a lonesome bit of guitar hanging out in the distance, providing its own lonesome narrative to balance Natalie’s performance. As spirited as the first 2 minutes are, Hill switches it in the back 45 seconds, letting the thematic element of “never left me” dwell in the presence of the listener’s brain. Really excited ot hear more from Hopeful Woman, out via Dear Life Records on January 26.

Little Mazarn Share Dark Pleasure of Endless Doing

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If you’re willing to step outside of the traditional cycle of indie rock, you’re going to find some of the most charming music lurking, like Austin’s Little Mazarn. In the band’s latest track, it’s almost stripped down to the barest essentials, operating with keys and Lindsey Verrill’s narration; I admit to taking Lindsey’s voice for granted, as her musicianship has always shined, but it’s a sparkling gem here. Influenced by an omnipresence of horses over the year or so during the album’s writing cycle, Verrill was able to tie the gentle treatment of the animal into a metaphor for how we treat ourselves, being sure to take great care without letting our minds “stray off into the wild fields of social media and scroll.” The group will release Mustang Island on June 20th via Dear Life Records.

Little Mazarn Announces Mustang Island

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Since their earliest EP back in 2016, Little Mazarn has felt like a great secret within the confines of the Austin music scene; they are the artists’ artists; they are a band with an unparalleled musicianship…and now, they’re stretching their sound beyond ‘the gate’ of their own sound. On this first single from their forthcoming LP, the group have almost entirely erased their folk traditionalism (thought faint hints remain) in favor of embracing the expanse of the world as a whole, allowing this to work almost more as a vocal piece. It leaves the lyrical content front and center, and in the case of this song, touching upon the concept of grief and how one deals with its omnipresence. Honestly, this feels like Little Mazarn taking their sound and moving it into territory previously occupied by Low. Mustang Island is out on June 20th via Dear Life Records.

Fust Deliver Sheer Beauty With Bleached

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Some people around these parts might call me the go to guy for all things twang and Americana on the ATH team. Today North Carolina based Fust is hitting both those vibes with their latest, absolutely stunning new single called “Bleached.” Honestly, with all that’s going on in the world this week, and the entire month really, this track is hitting me in all the feels this morning. Hopefully it can strike a chord with you and provide a little bit of that musical solace we all seek out in times like this.

This track is part of the new Fust album entitled Big Ugly. That one is due out March 7th via Dear Life Records. Get on them pre-orders now.

Natalie Jane Hill Shares Plants and Flowers That Do Not Grow Here Video

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The last month or so we’ve been really high upon Natalie Jane Hill‘s new work from her forthcoming Solely LP; it’s one of the more striking LPs to come out of Austin this year, which is saying a lot. On this one, somehow this seems more personal, almost like a secret she’s sharing with listeners. Her finger-strumming style creates this delicate feel, letting the power of her voice boom, giving her this sound that feels matured beyond many like-minded peers. Light strings provide some small subtleties that buoy the track, adding detail to the song’s empty crevices. Dear Life Records will release Solely on October 29th.

Natalie Jane Hill Shares New Single, Solely

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There’s something really enchanting about Natalie Jane Hill‘s music. Her fingerpicking style creates this delicate intimacy, and for me, brings me back to the days listening to my dad’s old folk records as a kid. The guitar sliding through the background also is the perfect arrangement move, adding depth and forcing the song to overflow with emotion. Then we get Hill’s voice, which to me, feels like she’s lived a thousand years; it has this rich depth that’s pretty striking and unavoidable, particularly when she stretches it to reach higher notes. Plus, I’m just now realizing the amazing recording was done by Jason Chronis (Voxtrot/Tele Novella), so Natalie gets all the Austin love on our end. Her new album Solely is out October 29th via Dear Life Records.

Natalie Jane Hill Shares Orb Weaver

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If you find that you missed Natalie Jane Hill’s debut Azalea, you have the immediate chance to remedy that, and you’ll want to once you hear the powerful opening single from her follow-up, Solely. Whether you’re drawn to her finger-plucking strum style, which adds a layer of intimacy you don’t always get, or you’re pulled in by that tractor-beam of a voice, you can’t deny that her work is pretty enchanting. Personally, I’ve always loved a faint little vocal warble, that slight imperfection, or so it seems; it delivers pure emotion, which is precisely what this genre provides at its finest. That little slide guitar nuance bending on the horizon didn’t hurt me either. Solely is out on October 29th via Dear Life Records.

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