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Check out Authority Magazine’s interview with Bonnie Ramone of Bonnie & the Mere Mortals…

Southern gothic Americana outfit Bonnie & the Mere Mortals’ new album Live & Unplugged showcases alt-country swagger and fellowship around live music. It delves into relationships, mental health, occult mysticism and folklore, putting forth the idea that you can make your own destiny. It was filmed and recorded in front of a live studio audience in Pittsburgh at Club Cafe, encapsulating the intimacy of the live experience following the Covid lockdown era.

Frontwoman Bonnie Ramone is a queer-identifying, tattoo artist, Dolly-Parton-meets-Elvira kind of character who writes literary songs about people who need to feel seen. “I write sad songs with happy lyrics and vice versa,” says Bonnie.

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Roughstock debuts the new single from Shannon Clark and the Sugar, “This Old World,” noting its “sharp visions through country, soulful folk and roots with a dash of heartland rock.”

“This Old World” was written as a John Prine style song, originally, but morphed into more of a Tom Petty tune. We wrote this because we wanted to paint a heartfelt portrait of modern American life. It’s important to us that everyone has a voice. We recorded the track at Welcome to 1979 studio in Nashville on all 2″ tape and all analog, which I love.”

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Americana Highways debuts new single and performance from Bonnie & the Mere Mortals, “Tennessee (live)”

“Tennessee (live & unplugged)” is a song about feeling you don’t belong and aren’t wanted where you are, and that universal feeling of longing to belong. I wanted to re-release this because I love that song, but also – in “Tennessee “right now – I don’t think that feeling has ever been more palpable, and I wanted to be able to contribute something positive.” – Bonnie Ramone

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Americana UK shares new single from The Handsome Family, “Joseph,” noting “the parallel world of strange gothic Americana that Brett and Rennie Sparks inhabit.”

How does such a song com to be?  Well, Brett explains that in this case very easily:  “It was a bleak winter during the middle of the pandemic.  One night around 4 a.m. Rennie started screaming in her sleep. She screamed, ‘Come into the circle Joseph! There’s no moon tonight.’ Scary as it was, I thought, man, that’s a good chorus!” The rest is musical magic, dark magic no doubt, but magic nonetheless.

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York Calling weighs in on the new single from Megan and Shane, “Things Don’t Have to Change (Feat. Lillie Mae & Brit Taylor),” noting Megan’s “emotive vocals, and bright yet melancholic country rock instrumentals.”

“‘Things Don’t Have To Change’ is a meditation on Megan’s past, and is about letting go of pain and heartache. As ever, the story is brought to life through Megan’s emotive vocals, and bright yet melancholic country rock instrumentals. The addition of Mae’s and Taylor’s vocals in the chorus give it a wonderful sense of depth.

Megan and Shane’s Peaks and Valleys LP, engineered by multi-Grammy winner Brandon Bell, is set for release on 14 July. 

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B-Sides & Badlands shares the new single from Megan & Shane, “Things Don’t Have to Change (Feat. Lillie Mae & Brit Taylor),” noting, “It’s the sort of star-studded collaboration we’re not likely to forget anytime soon.”

Heartache can do a number on you. It often leaves open wounds and scars, those markers that serve as constant reminders of what once was. With “Things Don’t Have to Change,” duo Megan and Shane work through Megan’s heartache, sifting through ash to find what’s left of her broken heart. “I don’t want to hold to the heartache or the pain / Yes, some things are different, but some things don’t have to change,” sings Megan. Enlisting Lillie Mae and Brit Taylor, the song flutters away into the stratosphere. It’s the sort of star-studded collaboration we’re not likely to forget anytime soon.

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