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NYCS First Impression: Little Big Town ‘Nightfall’

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For the better part of two decades, Little Big Town has been country music’s reigning super-group. Combining four distinctly powerful voices into one ethereal harmony has long been their piece de resistance. Nowhere is this more evident than on their ninth studio album, Nightfall, out today (Jan. 17).

The thirteen-track collection is an epic series that explores the highs and lows of life in a unique way. Self-produced by the foursome, along with Ian Fitchuk and Daniel Tashian (Golden Hour), each song stands on its own as a musical masterpiece, but together, they make up what just might be Little Big Town’s best and most cohesive album yet. “This was a journey, and still is. Whether you’re going to the mountains, or the beach, even sitting in your living room with a glass of wine, this record is an experience,” Kimberly Schlapman reveals in a statement. “It will take you through so many places in life, hopefully sink in, and take you where you need to go, or give you what you’re looking to find.”

What’s most apparent on Nightfall is that the group shines as individual singers, each of them taking a chance at lead. However, the sum of their parts is even more powerful, their vocals soaring in a way that’s so uniquely Little Big Town. On this album, the lyrics and the vocals shine, complemented by the instrumentation rather than distracted by it. “It’s so easy to keep layering guitars on top of each other,” Jimi Westbrook says in a statement. “Every sound is intentional on this record. We’d empty tracks out to create more space. Those spaces let the energy come through. The space allows you to absorb what we’re saying.” This is evidenced on the dreamy “River of Stars,” with its twinkling instrumentation, as well as on “Wine, Beer, Whiskey,” which features pulsating horns and drums in a way that is sure to soar in a live setting.

“Problem Child” is another musically magnificent moment of the album, featuring Westbrook’s voice soaring over a simple piano melody that then transcends into a full orchestral piece as the song builds. “Are you the black sheep?/ Have you been lonely?/ Out on the outside/ You’re not the only one,” he sings, his voice vulnerable and emotive. “What’s your problem, child?” Written by all four members of LBT with Sean McConnell and Tofer Brown, this is one of the album’s many standouts, tackling a seemingly taboo subject. Yet, they manage to do it in a way that’s beautiful, but still important.

The quartet also offers different takes on love lost on Nightfall, from the buoyant “Over Drinking” to the Pleasantville-esque situation of “Sugar Coat” to the what-could’ve been longing of “Questions” and lastly, the achingly beautiful “Trouble With Forever.” On “Questions, which she co-wrote with Jon Green and Sarah Haze, Fairchild finds herself wondering about the one that got away as she speaks those questions that she longs to ask. “I’ve got questions/ With no intention/ Of ever saying ’em out loud,” She wonders mournfully. “Did you give her/ My old key/ Am I anywhere in your memory?/ I can’t sleep/ It’s keeping me up tonight/ I’ve got questions.”

“Trouble With Forever,” written by Jason Saenz, Marc Beeson, and Haze, closes out Nightfall on an exquisitely bittersweet note. “We love how forever begins/ But the trouble with forever/ Is it always ends,” they harmonize. We won’t ruin the ending for you here, but make sure you have tissues on standby.

Of the project, Philip Sweet offers. “If people can open their hearts and just connect with music in a way that feeds them, makes them feel what they need or want to, then we got it.”

Sweet is absolutely right; they’ve got it. Nightfall is truly a majestic offering that transcends genre, making you feel and believe every word the quartet sings.

Nightfall Track List:

1. “Next to You” (Hillary Reynolds, Michael Jade, Trevor Jarvis)
2. “Nightfall” (Karen Fairchild, Daniel Tashian, Fancy Hagood)
3. “Forever and a Night” (Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, Phillip Sweet, Foy Vance)
4. “Throw Your Love Away” (Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Hillary Lindsey, Liz Rose, Lori McKenna)
5. “Over Drinking” (Carey Barlowe, Jesse Frasure, Ashley Gorley, Steph Jones, Hillary Lindsey)
6. “Wine, Beer, Whiskey” (Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Jimi Westbrook, Phillip Sweet, Sean McConnell, Tofer Brown)
7. “Questions” (Karen Fairchild, Jon Green, Sara Haze)
8. “The Daughters” (Karen Fairchild, Sean McConnell, Ashley Ray)
9. “River of Stars” (Karen Fairchild, Daniel Tashian, Ian Fitchuk)
10. “Sugar Coat” (Josh Kerr, Jordyn Shellhart, Lori McKenna)
11. “Problem Child” (Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Jimi Westbrook, Phillip Sweet, Sean McConnell, Tofer Brown)
12. “Bluebird” (Karen Fairchild, Daniel Tashian, Ian Fitchuk)
13. “Trouble With Forever” (Jason Saenz, Marc Beeson, Sara Haze)

NYCountry Swag Picks:
1. Nightfall
2. Trouble with Forever
3. Questions
4. Problem Child

In support of Nightfall, Little Big Town will kick off their Nightfall Tour in New York City tonight (January 17) and tomorrow at the legendary Apollo Theater. They played an exclusive album release show yesterday at Carnegie Hall. For more tour dates and tickets, make sure to check out their official website.

To keep up with Little Big Town, follow them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

Nightfall is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music here on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

 

 

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Little Big Town Releases Dreamy Title Track “Nightfall”

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Little Big Town’s eighth studio album, Nightfall, is out next week, and to hold fans over before the rest of the project is out, the band released the title track today. It’s an ethereal, guitar-driven love song about letting your heart fall when the night falls too.

“Nightfall” was co-written by band member Karen Fairchild, who also serves as the lead vocalist on this particular number, with Fancy Hagood, and Daniel Tashian. In the first verse, Fairchild asks her partner to look back on their relationship, singing. “Let the dark help us remember what we’re fighting for.” When the chorus hits, the beautiful and signature harmonies come in, and the band sings, “Turn the lights down, we can watch the stars crawl / You and I fall, baby when the night falls / Throw a spark, we can shine underneath it all / You and I fall, baby, when the night falls.”

What is most striking about this song is its production. It starts off with just an acoustic guitar strumming to Fairchild’s vocals, when the upbeat, almost alternative-country drums, along with a groovy bassline kick in. The harmonies are breezy and filled with movement. The band co-produced it with Tashian and Ian Fitchuk, who are responsible for the production of Kacey Musgraves’ GRAMMY-winning Golden Hour, as well as for making up ½ of the Nashville band Skyline Motel. The two of them have created a sound that is amplifying artists’ technique and making it into the dreamy, textured songs we listen to and love. It’s very exciting to see Little Big Town working with new collaborators for this album cycle.

If the four tracks that have been released so far are any indication, Nightfall is proving to be one of Little Big Town’s best albums yet. It’s using songwriting to tell a story, whether it be songs on the pressures of being a woman in society or getting over an ex or about being in love. Their harmonies unify any song they touch.

Nightfall is out next Friday, January 17th. To hear it live, NY fans can catch them at Carnegie Hall for a special album release show on January 16th, and following that show are two nights at the iconic Apollo Theater on January 17th and 18th.

To keep up with Little Big Town, follow them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

“Nightfall” is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music here on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

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Little Big Town’s “Sugar Coat” Is Country Music At Its Finest

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Little Big Town Sugar Coat

In preparation for the January release of their ninth studio album, Nightfall, Little Big Town has released a new track, “Sugar Coat,” today. With a theatrical and orchestral feel, the Karen Fairchild-led ballad tells the sad tale of a woman caught in a loveless marriage, while keeping up appearances.

Written by Josh Kerr, Jordyn Shellhart, and Lori McKenna, the song is a masterclass in songwriting, turning a common phrase on its heels and using sugar coat as a noun, rather than a verb. “Sometimes I wish I liked drinkin’/ Sometimes I wish I liked pills / Wish I could sleep with a stranger / Someone like me never will / Sometimes I hardly can stand it,” they sing on the chorus. “I just smile with a lump in my throat / Sometimes I wish I could bear it / Didn’t have to wear this sugar coat.”

On these types of lush, story songs, Little Big Town is truly at its best. With Fairchild as lead, and the others providing their understated, yet perfect harmonies on the chorus, “Sugar Coat” is an example of country music at its finest.

The video, featuring Kate Bosworth as a housewife trapped in a loveless marriage, premiered today as well. “She is often lonely and unfulfilled,” says Bosworth of the character in a press release. “Realizing that she is not getting what she needs from a partner, devastated by the choices that her husband is making. As she slowly discovers what is happening, while it’s a sad moment, it is ultimately a resilient one.”

Little Big Town revealed the tracklist for Nightfall this week, featuring songs co-written by all four members of the group, as well as frequent co-writers, the Love Junkies, made up of Hillary Lindsey, Liz Rose, and Lori McKenna. Other writers include Sean McConnell, Sara Haze, Tofer Brown, Ashley Gorley, and Fancy Hagood.

Nightfall track listing:

“Next to You” (Hillary Reynolds, Michael Jade, Trevor Jarvis)
“Nightfall” (Karen Fairchild, Daniel Tashian, Fancy Hagood)
“Forever and a Night” (Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, Phillip Sweet, Foy Vance)
“Throw Your Love Away” (Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Hillary Lindsey, Liz Rose, Lori McKenna)
“Over Drinking” (Carey Barlowe, Jesse Frasure, Ashley Gorley, Steph Jones, Hillary Lindsey)
“Wine, Beer, Whiskey” (Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Jimi Westbrook, Phillip Sweet, Sean McConnell, Tofer Brown)
“Questions” (Karen Fairchild, Jon Green, Sara Haze)
“The Daughters” (Karen Fairchild, Sean McConnell, Ashley Ray)
“River of Stars” (Karen Fairchild, Daniel Tashian, Ian Fitchuk)
“Sugar Coat” (Josh Kerr, Jordyn Shellhart, Lori McKenna)
“Problem Child” (Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Jimi Westbrook, Phillip Sweet, Sean McConnell, Tofer Brown)
“Bluebird” (Karen Fairchild, Daniel Tashian, Ian Fitchuk)
“Trouble With Forever” (Jason Saenz, Marc Beeson, Sara Haze)

To keep up with Little Big Town, follow them on  Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

The foursome will play an album release show at New York’s historic Carnegie Hall on January 16, followed by two nights at the legendary Apollo Theater on January 17 and 18.

“Sugar Coat” is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music here on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

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Little Big Town Release Brand New Song, ‘Over Drinking’

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It has been an exciting week for fans of Little Big Town with the announcement of a new single, tour, and album. The Grammy-winning group decided to change things up a bit from their 2014 hit “Day Drinking” and released their newest single “Overdrinking” off of their highly anticipated ninth studio album Nightfall which is slated to be released January 17th, 2020.

Produced by Little Big Town, this is a song and sound, unlike anything the group has ever done and that may be surprising to all considering the group is known to have diverse musical talent. Penned by Music Row veterans: Ashley Gorley, Cary Barlowe, Hillary Lindsey, Jesse Frasure, and Steph Jones, the traditional sounding booze-filled song takes on a more non-traditional approach to what would be classic “drinking to get over you” scenario. Rather, “Overdrinking” showcases a celebratory side to moving on and taking care of yourself, with lyrics, “I’m drunk ’cause I’m happy, not drunk ’cause you’re gone.”

“Overdrinking” gives modern take on a traditional honky-tonk drinking ballad and showcases the foursome’s harmonies throughout the chorus, “I’m over drinking over you, I’m done with bottles or chasing the blues, I still go out with the boys and knock back a few, But I’m over drinking over you.” The song proves that there is a victory in what could be seen as the worst of times especially with Karen Fairchild’s convincing lead vocals singing, “I ain’t on the wagon, these wheels are still turnin’ but I’m tired of you draggin’ my heart through the dirt and the hurt/ I’m over drinkin’ over you.”

Little Big Town will perform “Overdrinking” for the first time together tomorrow on NBC’s Today Show during the 8 AM hour. In addition, the intimate Nightfall Tour with 30 scheduled dates will run from January through May at prestigious theatres across the country. Little Big Town will kick off the tour in New York City with a once in a lifetime performance at the famous Carnegie Hall, and back to back nights at Harlem’s Apollo Theatre. Tickets for the tour go on sale on September 11th at 10 AM.

For a full list of Little Big Town’s upcoming ‘Nightfall’ 2020 tour dates, click here. For tickets and more information visit littlebigtown.com.

To keep up with Little Big Town follow them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

“Over Drinking” is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music here on our “New Country Music” playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

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Little Big Town Announce New Album ‘Nightfall’ + 2020 Tour and Release New Track

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Little Big Town is setting the stage for what will be an incredible 2020 for the Grammy-winning foursome. Yesterday, they announced the release date of their ninth studio album Nightfall, the first single off of the album, “Overdrinking,” and an accompanying Nightfall Tour kicking off at a venue none other than prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York City!

Their new album Nightfall is set to come out January 17th, 2019 a day after the opening night of their Nightfall Tour in the Big Apple. It is an honor for Little Big Town as they will be the first country act to perform at Carnegie Hall since Alan Jackson in 2013. Fans in the area will also get two other opportunities to see the group as they will be at the Apollo Theatre on January 17th and January 18th. From there, Little Big Town will be joined by critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Catilin Smith for back to back nights at over 30 prestigious theatres across the country before wrapping up in Denver, Colorado on May 2nd at the Paramount Theatre.

Tickets will go on sale to the general public beginning tomorrow, September 11th at 10 am local time. For those wanting to get tickets to Carnegie Hall, tickets will be on sale on September 13th at 11 am EST. All tour dates with the exception of Carnegie Hall will showcase Caitlyn Smith.

 

For tickets and more information head to littlebigtown.com.

To keep up with Little Big Town follow them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

See below for a full list of tour dates.

2020 ‘NIGHTFALL’ Tour Dates:

Jan. 16 — New York City @ Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall
Jan. 17-18 — New York City @ Apollo Theater
Jan. 30-31 — Philadelphia, Pa. @ The Met Philadelphia
Feb. 1 — Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Benedum Center
Feb. 7-8 — Boston, Mass. @ Boch Center Wang Theatre
Feb. 14-15 — Cincinnati, Ohio @ Taft Theatre
Feb. 20 — St. Louis, Mo. @ Fabulous Fox Theatre
Feb. 21-22 — Indianapolis, Ind. @ Murat Theatre
Feb. 26-27 — Tampa, Fla. @ Ruth Eckerd Hall
March 5-6 — Charleston, S.C. @ Charleston Gaillard Center
March 7 — Atlanta, Ga. @ Fox Theatre
March 12 — Detroit, Mich. @ Fox Theatre
March 13-14 — Chicago, Ill. @ The Chicago Theatre
March 27-28 — Salt Lake City, Utah @ Eccles Theater
April 9-10 –Seattle, Wash. @ The Paramount Theatre
April 15 — Portland, Ore. @ Keller Auditorium
April 17-18 — Oakland, Calif. @ Fox Theater Oakland
April 23-24 — Los Angeles, Calif. @ The Theatre at Ace Hotel
April 26 — Las Vegas, Nev. @ The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
April 28 — Phoenix, Ariz. @ Comerica Theatre
May 1-2 — Denver, Colo. @ Paramount Theatre

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Who Is Lori McKenna? The Story Behind Her Journey to Country Music

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Who is Lori McKenna? The songwriter joined us to chat about her journey to country music. Get to know the superstar here…

Lori McKenna

Photo Credit: Becky Fluke

The Beginning:

Our Swag Spotlight this week is not a rising artist but an established, veteran songwriter responsible for some of the most prolific and important songs in our generation of country music. Lori McKenna was born and raised in Massachusets and still resides there today with her husband whom she married when she was 19 years old. Growing up the youngest of six children, McKenna’s family were all musical whether they sang, played in a band or wrote songs, she was immersed in the musical culture from a very young age. She jokes as she tells us that in her house it was “Jesus and James Taylor”. Other musical influences included Neil Young, Jackson Browne, Carly Simon, and Carole King to name a few, always leaning heavily into the singer-songwriter genre.

“I have the strangest voice in my family, all of my siblings can sing really pretty, what happened to me?” she laughs. “I learned over the years that even though it’s different, least I have a distinctive voice.” When she was 13 her older brother who loved to write songs taught her that once she learned three chords, she could write music and so she did. “I always wrote songs as a means of therapy, some people have a journal, instead I would write a song.”

She married Gene, whom she met in the third grade and they had three children very quickly, her eldest is now 20. She explains that it wasn’t until her third child was born that she ever even thought about letting the world hear her music. She went to open mic nights and made a record, Bittertown, which is celebrating it’s 15th anniversary this year. “I just kept following it, I always followed my music, it was always luckily a step ahead of me,” she tells us. “I battled with confidence issues, I didn’t know I was worthy of doing it outside of my house, for the most part, I’ve been so lucky that it sort of pulled me. I tell my kids to stick their neck out, even if it sounds stupid, they should try it anyway.”

The Turning Point:

The turning point in her career was Bittertown when songs from that album were pitched around Nashville, and Faith Hill decided to cut four of them. Although she didn’t grow up listening to country music, she completely understood why her lyrics identified with that audience and landed her a publishing deal in Nashville. She credits Music City with giving her some of her very best friends, the people that she co-writes all of her music with.

Today:

Now a mother of five children, McKenna made the poignant decision to keep her family together and not uproot everyone to move to Nashville. “I realized a few years back, the benefit for me and not living in Nashville is, I’m not an everyday writer, I have tons of friends that write every day, my brain just doesn’t work that way,” she laughs. “The benefit for me is, I’ve never for one second had any sort of bitterness towards the town of Nashville or the music that is created there. Every time I show up, I get off the plane and I am so excited to be there and to get in a writing room and it’s really like I get to have the best of both worlds”.

In the fifteen years since her life changed forever, McKenna has won two Grammy awards and has made history. In 2016, she became the first woman ever to win the Country Music Association’s Song of the Year two years in a row. Those two songs were “Girl Crush” which was written with Hillary Lindsey and Liz Rose and recorded by Little Big Town and “Humble and Kind” which McKenna wrote alone in her pajamas in her home in Massachusets which was later recorded by Tim McGraw. The former was written one morning in Nashville, watch the songwriters tell the story below in Opry’s series “The Write Stuff”.

McKenna says later that day they had a co-write with Kimberly and Karen from Little Big Town and when they told them about their “weird” new song, they absolutely loved it. “The five of us were just sitting there and I looked around at the room and I was teasing and I said, ‘Oh my God, I’m the only one here without a Grammy’ and Karen said, ‘Lori McKenna, we’re going to get you a Grammy’. Sure enough, at the 2016 Grammy awards, the song won for Best Country Duo/Group Performance as well as Song of the Year, winning McKenna her first Grammy award. “To have that experience with them [Hilary and Lindsey] was such a Godsend, they had done it before, they knew the process and I was experiencing this really surreal thing with my two best friends,” she explains.

The latter, “Humble and Kind” had quite a different start. McKenna tells us how she dropped her kids off at school one morning, came back to an empty house and sat around in her pajamas, essentially making a list of all of the things she and her husband would want their kids to know and what they tell them over and over again as well as those smaller things that you don’t verbalize. She sang it into her iPhone and emailed it to Tim McGraw, who immediately knew he wanted to record it. “When he was telling me about all of these ideas he had for it, once he had recorded it like the music video, I couldn’t believe it,” she admits. “I was like what is he doing with this song, it’s not some big moment, it’s just a tiny little prayer for five little kids, then when I saw what he created from it, in a million ways that song would not be what it is if it wasn’t for Tim, for what he did, the vision he had for it was so much bigger than I ever would have imagined. “

The song also went on to win a Grammy for Best Country Song as well as McKenna’s second year in a row winning Song of the Year at the CMA Awards. For country fans who love McGraw’s version, be sure to listen to McKenna’s version below, which really emulates the simple little prayer and poem she initially thought of when writing it.

In celebration of Bittertown’s 15th anniversary, McKenna just wrapped up her Return to Bittertown Tour and released two of the standouts from the project, “Stealing Kisses” and “Bible Songs”. We caught her stop at Subculture late last month and we were mesmerized by the songstress and her legendary delivery of her music.

Listen to Lori McKenna’s full catalog below and keep up with her by following on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

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Little Big Town Perform on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

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Back in April, country music supergroup, Little Big Town, debuted their haunting, yet beautiful new single “The Daughters,” performing the emotional song at the ACMs. On Wednesday night, Jimi Westbrook, Kimberly Schlapman, Karen Fairchild, and Phillip Sweet combined their vocals for another stellar performance of the powerful track on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

After a quick introduction by host Jimmy Fallon, the video cuts to a stunning live image of the four band members, donning almost identical black tuxedos. The simplistic style, as well as, the juxtaposition of the setting to the lyrical message, adds an intriguing quality to the rather minimalist, yet dramatic arrangement of “The Daughters.”
As always, Fairchild mesmerized the audience and listeners with her extraordinary vocals, during the first verse, while Schlapman added her own flair to the song’s second verse for an equally as captivating production. Of course, the harmonies only made the performance better, adding both sophistication and drama to the already emotive song and performance. It’s clear that Little Big Town believes in the important message of equality that they are evoking through the lyrics of the track.

“And pose like a trophy on a shelf / Dream for everyone, but not yourself / I’ve heard of God the Son and God the Father / I’m just looking for a God for the daughters.”

“The Daughters” marks the first release from Little Big Town’s forthcoming ninth studio album. We anticipate more songs to be released, as the year continues to progress. If you’re looking to catch the quartet at one of their live shows, you can catch them at many fairs and festivals over the summer. For those willing to travel, Little Big Town plays at Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun on Sunday, July 7th, alongside the extremely talented, Ashley McBryde. For tickets and more information, head to littlebigtown.com

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Little Big Town Celebrate Female Empowerment in “The Daughters” Video

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After an incredible and emotional performance at the ACM’s last week, the award-winning group Little Big Town debuted their official music video to their latest single, “The Daughters.” Directed by Dano Cerny, viewers are taken on a journey where the social norms of women are challenged to a promising place where honest lyrics shape a bright future to which any girl’s dream can become a reality.

Set in a high school gym, the group sings the ballad with beautiful contemporary dancers surrounding them. Little Big Town tells us a story of a young girl growing up in different decades – from the 1950’s all the way to 2019. Viewers are taken back to 1955 where the young girl is a student learning proper etiquette from her teacher accompanied by fitting lyrics, “Pose like a trophy on the shelf and dream for everyone but not yourself. I’ve heard of God the son and God the father, I’m just looking for a God for the daughters.”

Fast forward 30 years and we get a glimpse into 1984. The girl is part of a cheerleading team, however, would rather be playing basketball. Unfortunately, there was only an all boy’s basketball team. Although at this day in age, she was able to learn how to play basketball and is shown practicing outside with a boy. At the very end of the storyline in 2019, the girl enters the gym wearing her basketball jersey and is finally able to play the sport she has wanted to play. Little Big Town’s video of “The Daughters” proves we have come a long way when it comes to gender equality. It instills hope that the future is bright for young women to confidently do exactly what they want to do.

Little Big Town is scheduled to release a new project this year, and with a compelling and empowering first single like “The Daughters,” there is great anticipation for the rest!

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Little Big Town Release Emotional Track “The Daughters”

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The Daughters

“Oh girl wash your face before you come to the table,” Karen Fairchild of Little Big Town sings, her emotive rasp immediately drawing listeners into the story of Little Big Town’s newest single, “The Daughters.” On the personal and ethereal-sounding track, the foursome is back to the roots of what makes them truly special. Here, their vocal harmonies and meaningful lyrics are on full display, backed by simple instrumentation.

Written by Fairchild, Sean McConnell, and Ashley Ray, the plaintive new track speaks to what it’s like growing up as a girl. Often told what to do, how to think, and how to be, this song reflects on that in the most brilliant of ways. “Girl, don’t be weak, but don’t be strong,” They sing of the challenges of growing up female. “Pose like a trophy on a shelf and dream for everyone but not yourself. I’ve heard of God the son and God the father, I’m still looking for a God for the daughters.”

If the slight lyric twist on the final chorus doesn’t break your heart, nothing will, as Fairchild emotionally sings, “Damn I love my son, I love my father, I’m just looking for a God for the daughters.”

The simple yet moving video for “The Daughters” was released today, and you can watch it below. It features female dancers, choreographed by Andrew Winghart.

Little Big Town will take the stage in Vegas this Sunday (April 7) to perform “The Daughters” at the ACM Awards. It is the first single from their forthcoming album.

To keep up with Little Big Town, follow them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
“Daughters” is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music here on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

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Karen Fairchild Calls Attention to Rising Female Artists

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Little Big Town Rising Female Artists

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Wednesday night, CMT did their part in changing the conversation about women being played in country music and the lack thereof.  While the night specifically honored Miranda Lambert, Maren Morris, Kelsea Ballerini, Carrie Underwood and the ladies of Little Big Town, Karen Fairchild, and Kimberly Schlapman, Fairchild used her platform during her acceptance speech to acknowledge something that we already knew at New York Country Swag, there is a TON of incredible female artists out there.

We have worked with several of the artists that Fairchild named including Jillian Jacqueline, Abby Anderson, Tenille Townes, Runaway June, and Natalie Stovall.  Below is a playlist of our favorite songs from all 35 of the rising female artists that were named during that epic moment which you can check out here as well as some other amazing females that you should be listening to.

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