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Kyle Daniel Talks Career History and New EP with Nashville.com

Kyle Daniel recently announced the March 15 release of his sophomore EP What’s There to Say?

What’s there to say when you’ve conceded to the hardships of life? Kyle Daniel wrestles with this question throughout his sophomore EP, aptly titled What’s There to Say? Delivering his message via bright melodies and a wall of electric guitar, Daniel navigates the trials and tribulations of being a working musician, failed relationships, being surrounded by addiction and growing up in modern-day America. Wearing his heart on a tattered sleeve, he pairs everyman lyricism with a rusty vocal akin to Blackberry Smoke, Will Hoge and Chris Stapleton, bristled with a warm guitar bravado. It comes as no surprise that he’s road-dogged as a guitarist for Clare Dunn, Jimmy Hall and Casey James, as well as opened for the likes of Jason Isbell and Miranda Lambert. These are rich, authentic stories told from the perspective of someone who’s wrestled with the ups and downs of being a touring musician.

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Wide Open Country Interviews Nashville’s Boo Ray

Before southern country troubadour Boo Ray moved to Music City, he had been making the same trek from Georgia to Nashville for over a decade. Over the years, he passed the same sign for a fireworks stand on Interstate 24 hundreds of times and it came to represent his dreams for the future and the perseverance needed to make it in the notoriously difficult music industry. The sign became a mantra of sorts and, eventually, the name of his new album.

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D.L. Rossi’s “Good Woman” Premieres on Americana UK

If tough knocks are the necessary path to meaningful music then D.L. Rossi is probably feeling he’s racked up enough now, and maybe it’s time for life to let him get on with the songwriting part of the equation. Having started in bands at a young age, joining in with his older brothers, D.L. Rossi decided to pursue a career in music, initially behind his drum set. The intervention of (successfully treated) cancer encouraged him to kick up his pace a bit, and in his late twenties he released a debut album which rather shocked his social circle

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Glide Magazine Streams Full Album from Roses & Cigarettes

Roses & Cigarettes’ music is an eclectic blend of roots rock and Americana; a perfect recipe for the classic California sound. The band’s name was inspired by the Ray LaMontagne song of the same title, formed in Los Angeles in 2013. At that time Jenny Pagliaro was a vocalist in a local cover band who auditioned Angela Petrilli for a vacant guitar position. Pagliaro and Petrilli immediately bonded over a common desire to create and perform original material, and Roses & Cigarettes was born.

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Red Line Roots Highlights Kyle Daniel’s “Born to Lose”

There is a certain grit and honesty that cakes itself onto Kyle Daniel’s voice. Struggles and hardships line the margins of his lyrical palette. Hitting on the upsides and detriments of being a touring musician. Coping with long drives and longer nights. The emotion in his voice an authentic take on grasping with those questions. The question “What’s there to say when you’ve conceded to the hardships of life?” Its something that Daniel wrestles with this question throughout his sophomore EP (out March 15), aptly titled “What’s There to Say?” And for the heaviness of the content buried within his songs, the guy has a knack for giving it buoyancy with riffing guitars and a vocal that could gnaw its way through steel.

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The Boot Exclusively Premieres Andrew Leahey’s “Queen and King of Smaller Things”

A new album is coming from Andrew Leahey & the Homestead, and The Boot’s readers are getting a first listen to one of its songs. Press play below to hear “Queen and King of Smaller Things.”

Leaning more to the rock side of Americana and alt-country, “Queen and King of Smaller Things” finds Leahey professing to his love, “You’re the one I want to follow now.” Leahey co-wrote the song with Jon Latham, “after a major U.S. election,” he tells The Boot.