This Week’s Folk List Includes JD Hinton, Troy Landon, Hoxsey & Others

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Dustin Ransom – Invisible Heart 

Dustin Ransom is a Nashville-based artist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He has his fingers in many pies, which he generously brings together to create such beautiful pieces of music. His latest release is the ‘Brothers’ album in collaboration with fellow artists. ‘Invisible Heart’ opens the album and sets the tone. It’s pop rock flow in a lo-fi, ambient field of music is so memorable. It takes you back to the moving compositions of Phil Collins. The spirit of Dustin Ransom’s music is contained by the space where soul meets human connection. He dilates that space so beautifully with so many moments of music. There’s so much energy in this track that it reveals the invisible heart underneath it all. It’s full of life, full of feeling and sensibilities. Such a vast and exacting piece of music. It makes you believe and cross over to the side of living actively and mindfully. Listen Now!

JD Hinton – Don’t Think I’ll Get Over You Tonight  

JD Hinton is a composer and singer-songwriter. His vocals are very prevalent to his craft. The fragility with which he presents the themes, the emotions and explores it in the context of his human experience is undeniable. His latest release is ‘Don’t Think I’ll Get Over You Tonight’. A love song, doting and adoring in how it lifts into the soundscapes. There’s a lot of storytelling frames, almost like a scene in a movie, playing out as you watch and immersive. The song has a very vintage style, balladesque feel with the soft piano accompaniment. Together, the instrument and the vocals create such a spell, one that swirls and rounds up the song into a delightful mood. 

Troy Landon – We’ll Leave the Light On 

Troy Landon’s latest single, ‘We’ll Leave The Light On’ gets you started off on a positive note. It’s especially a necessity now that we are exposed to all the ills and dangers of the world. The artist, with his feel-good country rock track takes us to the brighter side of life. To the good in the world. To the good in people. To the joy of staying hopeful and staying open despite the bad of it all. The artist sings from the place of being human, which is why the song instantly has a universal appeal. All of us carry anger, fear, and anxieties about many things in the world. However, the artist compels us to trade those in for more elevated human traits. To rise above them and be more forgiving, more hopeful and positive. It’s powerful because of how immediately it creates the need to unite, to forge better bonds and become a better race. To leave the light on and stay hopeful about the better days.

Clayton Bellamy – I Miss Tom Petty 

Clayton Bellamy is a country artist and a singer-songwriter. His latest release, ‘I Miss Tom Perry’ is about all the good old days. With metaphors that take you back to simpler gadgets, old photographs, old pay phones, vintage cars, and Tom Petty. Poetic metaphors blend into storytelling verses, compelling the listener to unlock those older memories of time and space. Even the musical style has that old time feeling. It literally feels like you’re back in your old bedroom, listening to music on your cassette player, with posters on the wall and friends right around the corner. That intimate mood that he builds around these memories are so nostalgic. The track is melodic and feel-good and has that floating flow that keeps you going with it.

Hoxsey – Humans (Acoustic) 

Hoxsey’s latest release, ‘Humans (Acoustic)’ is a dramatic masterpiece. The artist is known for his horror flavoured soundscapes, daunting, dark and deep. There’s so much that goes into production and setting up the ambience. This single is the acoustic version of his usual releases. It’s incredible how he maintains stylistic power even in the acoustic field. Made with acoustic guitar chords and deep vocals, the song comes alive in the atmosphere that he keeps around. This blend of warmth leading into moments of moorish, dark moments beautifully wraps around the human experience. It is compelling because of the absolutes that the artist marries so well. 

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