Outlaws of the Heart – Leave a Light On (Badlands Version)

A dark country gothic ballad of raw hope piercing overwhelming darkness. When the badlands storm rolls in and the night tries to swallow an outlaw whole, one lantern burns on the porch—guiding the lost rider home.

Maverick’s gritty vocals ride alongside Rainy’s defiant harmonies, backed by haunting lap steel, mournful harmonica, driving acoustic guitar, and thunder in the distance.

For every soul fighting demons on a dead-end trail… leave a light on.

#DarkCountry #GothicCountry #OutlawCountry #WesternGothic #Americana

Leave a Light On (Badlands Version)

Outlaws Rise Tonight (Live) – Outlaws of the Heart

High-energy dark country gothic live anthem exploding with crowd chaos. Maverick's gravel roar calls the outlaws, fists up, boots stomping, thunder crashing. No chains, no fear—we're tearin' down the wall!

Captured straight from the badlands stage: lap steel wailing, harmonica ripping, gang vocals roaring back.

Rise with us tonight!

🤠🎸⚡

#OutlawsRiseTonight #DarkCountryLive #OutlawsOfTheHeart

Outlaws Rise Tonight (Live)

Break The Chains (Live) – Outlaws of the Heart

High-energy dark country gothic live rocker exploding with rebellion. Maverick's gravel roar calls the crowd, Rainy soars beside him, fists up, boots stomping—chains crashing down!

Captured from the badlands stage: lap steel wailing, harmonica ripping, massive gang vocals roaring back.

No more bowin'—break free tonight!

🤠⛓️🔥

#BreakTheChainsLive #DarkCountryLive #OutlawsOfTheHeart

Break The Chains (Live)

Dusty Heartland – Outlaws of the Heart

Driving dusty Heartland rock anthem about escape, belonging, and the open road. Maverick's gritty gravel meets Rainy's soulful fire in a powerful male/female duet. Rhythmic acoustic foundation, gritty electric slide riffs, warm Hammond B3 swells, soaring guitar solo—pure cinematic highway freedom.

I had a feeling I belonged... as the wind gets wilder and the road gets long.

Keep on drivin'!

🤠🛣️🌅

#DustyHeartland #HeartlandRock #OutlawsOfTheHeart #Americana

Dusty Heartland

Hand on the Wheel – Rainy

Moody dark country power ballad about faith, guidance, and finding light in the storm. Rainy's soaring, emotional vocals over sparse acoustic guitar, warm piano swells, subtle strings, and distant harmonica echoes. Cinematic winter highway atmosphere—hopeful, spiritual, raw.

Looking up at that single star... hand on the wheel.

❄️🌟🛣️

#HandOnTheWheel #DarkCountry #Americana #SingerSongwriter

Hand on the Wheel

"The volume is high, but we hear the call." 📡🔥

In a world of 24-hour news cycles and digital noise, "Echoes and Headlines" is a Heartland Rock anthem for the ones caught in the crossfire. Maverick and Rainy lead the charge against the "Media Mix," stripping away the spin to find the truth hidden in the static.

This is the lead single from the upcoming 'Borrowed & Broken' EP by Outlaws of the Heart.

Credits: 🎙️ Vocals: Maverick & Rainy 🎸 Genre: Heartland Rock / Outlaw Country 💿 Project: Borrowed & Broken EP

“The truth won’t die—it only inspires.”

Echoes and Headlines (Outlaws of the Heart Edition)

The road doesn't care who you were—only where you're going. 🛣️✨

After the media firestorm of "Echoes and Headlines," Maverick and Rainy disappear into the dust of the American night. "Ghost of the Highway" is a high-octane anthem for the restless—a 115 BPM driving Heartland Rock duet that captures the grit of the open road and the ghosts we leave in the rearview mirror.

With a steady percussive stomp and the warmth of a Hammond B3 organ, this track is the heart of the 'Borrowed & Broken' EP.

Credits:

Vocals: Maverick (Baritone Grit) & Rainy (Raspy Soul)

Genre: American Heartland Rock / Outlaw Rock

Label: Outlaws of the Heart (Independent)

“No maps, no rules, just the truth and the open road.”

Ghost of the Highway

"Sometimes the longest way around is the only way home." 🎸🔥

Following the collaborative fire of "Ghost of the Highway," Maverick takes the lead in "Hard Way Road." This is a raw, stomping Heartland anthem about pride, scars, and the stubborn refusal to take the easy path.

With heavy distorted riffs and a thumping stadium beat, Maverick reclaims his territory in the Borrowed & Broken narrative. No more static, no more headlines—just the engine and the truth.

Credits:

Vocals: Maverick (Baritone Solo)

Genre: Heartland Rock / Outlaw Grunge

Project: Borrowed & Broken EP

“I’ve burned the maps and I’ve broken the code, I’m taking the long way on the Hard Way Road.”

Hard Way Road

"I’ve been driving way too fast for way too long..." ❄️🙏

On the edge of a white-out sky and a frozen road, the bravado of the highway fades away. "Take the Wheel" is the emotional heart of the Static Sessions—a raw, mid-tempo surrender captured in the glow of a single TV screen.

Stripping back the stadium rock of the original project, this version features a lonely piano melody, intimate acoustic textures, and Rainy’s most honest vocal to date. It’s the sound of letting go when you have nowhere left to run.

Credits:

Vocals: Rainy (Soulful/Intimate)

Genre: Acoustic Heartland Rock / Americana

Project: Borrowed & Broken: The Static Sessions

“Save me from the shadow, heal this broken heart... Oh, I’m letting go.”

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Hand on the Wheel (Acoustic)

I used to run just to see the sparks... now I'm just trying to navigate the dark." 🥃🎸

In the original project, "Hard Way Road" was an anthem of defiance. In this "Static Session," Maverick strips away the distortion to find the soul beneath the gravel. Subtitled "The Long Way Home," this version is a raw, midnight confessional featuring nothing but an acoustic guitar, a lonesome harmonica, and the sound of a man coming to terms with his past.

Recorded live in the blue glow of a vintage TV, this is the sound of the road running out and the truth settling in.

Credits:

Vocals/Harmonica: Maverick

Acoustic Guitar: Maverick

Genre: Outlaw Folk / Acoustic Blues

Project: Borrowed & Broken: The Static Sessions

“One foot in the gravel, one foot in the light... just me and the static in the dead of the night.”

Hard Way Road (The Long Way Home)

The world is a fever, the world is a scream... but we’re the silence in between." 📺🌬️

This is the title track of the Static Sessions. If the original "Echoes" was about the noise of the world, this version is about the peace found when you finally turn the volume down.

Recorded as an intimate, back-to-back duet between Maverick and Rainy, "Echoes (The Static Version)" was captured with high atmospheric weirdness—retaining the tape hiss, the radio interference, and the raw, whispered vulnerability of two people breaking the circuit.

This is the heart of the project. Listen with headphones in the dark.

Credits:

Vocals: Maverick & Rainy (Duet)

Instrumentation: Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar, Ambient Radio Static

Production Style: Lo-fi / Minimalist

Project: Borrowed & Broken: The Static Sessions

Echoes (The Static Version)

Outlaws of the Heart was forged by founding duo Maverick and Rainy, evolving from a powerhouse acoustic duet into a relentless six-member force of heavy Southern Blues-Rock.

Our sound is built on the long haul—the gritty journey for redemption on the darkest highways—blending the fierce honesty of Outlaw Country with the driving intensity of Delta Blues-Rock.

The band's rhythm is rooted in regional lore and the unique contributions of each member:

Maverick (Vocals/Guitar) & Rainy (Vocals/Fiddle): The core duo that steers the storm.

Harlen "Hawk" McCoy (Slide Guitar): Brings the West Virginia wildness.

Ellie Rose (Keys): Delivers the "gospel glow to the outlaw fire".

June Wilder (Drums): Drives the "Nevada heat" with brush beats that echo like "motel ghosts".

Dusty Rhodes (Upright Bass): Provides the "Kansas steadiness" and the "distant thunder" that holds the crew together.

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