Taken from the forthcoming album, Onward

Produced by Dave Cobb

Available to pre-order on iTunes on May 5
Full album available n May 18

Christian Lopez Band - Morning Rise

For immediate release
December 27, 2017

JAMES McMURTRY RELEASES SOCIOPOLITALLY-CHARGED
FREE DOWNLOAD 'STATE OF THE UNION' ON DECEMBER 27

New single arrives as the celebrated tunesmith launches forthcoming
tour supporting Jason Isbell for six weeks starting in early January

AUSTIN, Texas – James McMurtry's new single “State of the Union” releases as a free download via his website www.jamesmcmurtry.com on December 27. The singular songwriter's razor-sharp sociopolitical commentary surely will turn heads. “My brother's a fascist, lives in Palacios, fishes the pier every night,” the song opens. “He hoslters his glock in a double retention. He smokes while he waits for a bite. He don't like the Muslims. He don't like the Jews. He don't like the Blacks and he don't trust the news. He hates the Hispanics and alternative views. He'll tell you it's tough to be white.”

“Every region of the United States seems to have its own way of anglicizing, or rather, Americanizing Spanish names,” McMurtry explains. “There’s a town called Palacios on the Texas coast. Texans pronounce it 'Palashuss,' which just happens to kinda rhyme with 'fascist.' While there’s usually at least one in every town, I don’t know for a fact that there’s even one actual fascist residing in or near the town of Palacios, Texas. This song, like most of my songs, is a work of fiction. Any resemblance of any of my characters to actual persons, living or deceased, is just plain lucky.”

Lucky fans might hear “State of the Union” live as McMurtry supports red-hot singer-songwriter Jason Isbell on an extensive tour in early 2018. The highly-lauded tunesmiths will launch the run at The Criterion in Oklahoma City on January 4 and serpentine for weeks throughout the South, Midwest and East Coast before concluding at the Charleston Municipal Auditorium in Charleston, West Virginia on February 17. Major markets on this exciting run include the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh and Kings Theatre in Brooklyn.

Publicity: Cary Baker, Conqueroo, cary@conqueroo.com, (323) 656-1600
Management and radio: Jenni Finlay, jenni@ jennifinlay.com, (512) 787-8968

State Of The Union

"Honey" available for streaming and digital download March 22.
Written by Austin Plaine.  Produced by Jay Foote.
Track taken from Austin's forthcoming album, Stratford.
Available on vinyl, CD and digital download on May 17 on Blaster Records.

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HONEY
Written by Austin Plaine

I can see you’re burning mad
From the lies that I have said 
In this game you’re alive or dead
Ain’t no in between 
From the ground the holy sing
Balladeers of an ancient dream
Working hard on getting myself clean
Finding shelter from the storm

I’ll write to you, honey
I’ll write to you, honey
I’ll write to you, honey and don’t forget
That life’s for the taking and you can’t regret it

Would you please love me again
Like the days when we were kids
We grew up in the howlin’ wind
Lost lovers of the North
I don’t know if I’m wrong or right 
I don’t think I’ll make it back tonight
I’m in the desert with one headlight 
Honey, lock your door

I’ll write to you, honey
I’ll write to you, honey
I’ll write to you, honey and don’t forget
That life’s for the taking and you can’t regret it

I don’t know what to do
Between the rivers and the valleys I kept you
From the corner of the silver moon
Honey, I’ll write to you

I’ll write to you, honey
I’ll write to you, honey
I’ll write to you, honey and don’t forget
That life’s for the taking and you can’t regret it
I’ll write to you, honey
I’ll write to you, honey
I’ll write to you, honey and don’t forget
That life’s for the taking and you can’t regret it

 © 2019 Grassy Plaines Music (ASCAP)

Austin Plaine - Honey

Make It All Night

Independent record label based in Nashville, TN. Current label home of Travis Meadows, Christian Lopez, Matt Haeck and Big Little Lions.
Distributed worldwide by The Orchard.

Austin Plaine - Honey

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