Copper Sunburn is dust on the boots and smoke in the rafters. Fiddle, pedal steel, harmonica, and Telecaster ride a rhythm section that knows barrooms, barns, and long drives after last call. The songs trace small-town vows and bad timing: the shine that pays the bills, the love that won’t stay put, and the kind of trouble that starts with a favor and ends with a prayer. Arrangements lean warm and human — front-porch acoustics, two-step shuffles, slow waltzes, and highway ballads — with a baritone vocal telling the truth without polishing it. No filler. Every track lands a scene and hands the night to the next one.

Graveyard shift, cooler lights hum low,

Bail Bonds & Birthdays

Hold the Line

Pawn Ticket Moon

Forty Acres of Rain

Stray Horse Motel

Trailer 12, Eviction Day

Lobby at High Noon

Life’s tough, but I’m still smiling. 🍻
A swedish troubadour, a guitar, and a few stories left to tell.
The crowd laughs, someone shouts, and the night carries on.
Nu jävlar isn’t about winning — it’s about living right here, right now.

👉 Promo: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/johnaismith/nu-jvlar

Lyrics:

Jag har spelat på barer, från Malmö till Östersund
haft kvinnor i varje hamn och historier på min mun
men varje kväll jag vaknar, med gitarren som min vän
så tänker jag – nu jävlar, vi kör igen

Nu jävlar – livet är hårt men jag ler
ett glas i handen, och min gitarr ger mer
Nu jävlar – jag sjunger för folket igen
för natten är lång och jag känner mig inte hemma än

Jag har kysst mig genom livet, och tappat några tänder
sett kärlek i en blick, och glömt vad hon hette sen
men så länge nån ropar: “Spela en till!”
så vet jag fan – jag lever här och nu

Nu jävlar – livet är hårt men jag ler
ett glas i handen, och min gitarr ger mer
Nu jävlar – jag sjunger för folket igen
för natten är lång och jag känner mig inte hemma än

Och ibland när det blir tyst, jag ser mig själv i glaset
ett ansikte med skrattlinjer, men trött i kanterna
men fan – vad gör det, när man har sin sång
och ett par historier kvar en gång

Nu jävlar – livet är hårt men jag ler
ett glas i handen, och min gitarr ger mer
Nu jävlar – jag sjunger för folket igen
för natten är lång och jag känner mig inte hemma än

Nu jävlar

Featured Artist) David Lewis
Hit Pick of the Week) Bernie Nelson

October 24, 2025

Featured Artist) Adyson Malek - White Dress Direction
Hit Pick of the Week) Payton Riley - Blonde

October 31, 2025

Well I woke up one mornin' and I knew somethin' was wrong
My favorite blue jeans had all but disappeared
I saw the culprit had snuck off and ran
I said "Hell no" and I grabbed him by the ear

Said I don't care if you look like Sam Elliott
Or if you say you love me more than Waylon Jennings

I'm gettin' real sick of cowboys grabbin' my pants
Every time I try to hang 'em up
You say "Let's dance"
And I can't even bend over and I can't even glance
I'm gettin' real sick of cowboys grabbin' my pants

It's happened all my life and it's been more than a few
If you've never had it happen
Then I'm tellin' you
That if a cowboy grabs your pants
You better put up a fight
'Cause once he gets his hands on 'em
He ain't lettin' 'em go

But I don't care if you look like Sam Elliott
Or if you say you love me more than Waylon Jennings

I'm gettin' real sick of cowboys grabbin' my pants
Every time I try to hang 'em up
You say "Let's dance"
And I can't even bend over and I can't even glance
I'm gettin' real sick of cowboys grabbin' my pants

Track from the album "Tin-Cup Valentine"

Tin-Cup Valentine

Pants Grabbing Cowboys

Buy at Bandcamp

🔊 Genre: Country / Southern Rock / Alt Country
🎧 Title: Where The Dust Turns Golden
🎚️ Artist: The Mainside Project

Where The Dust Turns Golden is a road after heartbreak.
Dust glowing in the evening sun.
A tired heart learning that soft doesn’t mean weak, and quiet doesn’t mean broken.

Send this to someone who kept walking when life could’ve kept them on the ground 🚗🌅🤍

#WhereTheDustTurnsGolden #SouthernRock #Americana #CountrySoul #RoadSong #RedDirt #AltCountry #DustAndSunset #AmericanHeart #PopRock #KeepGoing #HealingJourney #TheMainsideProject 🌾🔥

Lyrics

There’s a long road running through my chest
Old dirt dreams where my heart found rest
I’ve crossed nights quiet as a whispered prayer
Still moving forward ‘cause I know there’s light somewhere

Every goodbye shaped the road ahead
Printed stories in the sky instead
And through every heavy breath I learned
Strength ain’t loud, sometimes it burns
Soft like morning on worn-out skin

Where the dust turns golden
And the hurt turns quiet
Where the breeze keeps rollin’
Like a hymn, soft and violet
I still feel your heartbeat
Riding through the highway air
Where the dust turns golden
I find my soul again, every time I disappear out there

Had the world weigh heavy on my name
Memory tasted bittersweet like flame
But the river murmured, “Girl, breathe slow”
Storms sweep through, but hearts still grow

Every mile I didn’t choose
Gave me truth I couldn’t lose
In the quiet after every doubt
I learned what love is all about
Tender hands through winter nights

Where the dust turns golden
And the hurt turns quiet
Where the breeze keeps rollin’
Like a hymn, soft and violet
I still feel your heartbeat
Riding through the highway air
Where the dust turns golden
I find my soul again, every time I disappear out there

I don’t fear the hurting anymore
I hold it gentle like a worn-down chord
Love don’t leave, it just shifts tone
And each sunset warms the heart like home

Where the dust turns golden
And the sky feels kinder
Where my chest feels open
And the road grows wider
I still feel your heartbeat
Riding through the highway air
Where the dust turns golden
Lord, I find my soul again
Yeah, I find my soul again
Every time the dust turns golden

Where The Dust Turns Golden

Featured Artist) Gage Fontenot - Know Somebody
Hit Pick) Texas Double Shot - The Reason

November 7, 2025

Hit Pick) Randall King & Drake Milligan
Featured Artist) Trent Cowie

November 14, 2025

This is the acoustic version of the song "Greyhound" from the album "It's Over". Enjoy!!

Greyhound

“Red Dirt Boots (West Texas Heart)” is a straight-up country song for my West Texas roots and my alma mater days, red dirt roads, Texas Tech nights, Buddy Holly Avenue, dust storms and big-sky dreams. It’s different from my groove/R&B stuff, but it’s still me. Hope you hear a little piece of home in it.

Red Dirt Boots (West Texas Heart)
Bobby Ticklez 
Got a front row seat to a big sky show,
Red dirt roads where the dust don’t slow.
Mama on the porch, hummin’ soft and low,
Says, “This kind of wind gets in your soul.”
Cotton fields lean when the storms roll through,
Sunset bleeds every kind of red and blue.
Close your eyes, you can feel that spark,
This old plain beats like a West Texas heart.

Where the air’s dry and the sky’s wide,
Josh Abbott spinnin’ on a back road ride.

Got red dirt boots and a West Texas heart,
Raised on Friday night lights and them Texas Tech bars.
Dust storm parties and a big sky breeze,
Mesquite smoke hangin’ in the backyard trees.
You can take me far, but you won’t take apart
These red dirt boots and this West Texas heart.

Lubbock lights glow like a field of stars,
Pat Green on the speakers in a beat up car.
Red and black flags flyin’ high in the stands,
Guns up for the Raiders, hear that Goin’ Band.
Windmill shadows on a two lane road,
Old pumpjacks dancin’ in a Great Plains glow.
Every mile marker, every tumbleweed,
Has its own verse in this West Texas heart.

Where the stars shine loud on a clear desert night,
And a Broadway dance feels just right.

Got red dirt boots and a West Texas heart,
Raised on Friday night lights and them Texas Tech bars.
Dust storm parties and a big sky breeze,
Mesquite smoke hangin’ in the backyard trees.
You can take me far, but you won’t take apart
These red dirt boots and this West Texas heart.

Maybe I’ll wander, chase a few new skies,
Get lost sometimes in big city lights,
But I’ll still hear home in the coyote cries,
That’s what reminds me who I am when the night gets dark.

Red dirt boots and a West Texas heart,
Where the South Plains stretch tough and hard.
Dust storm parties on Buddy’s Avenue,
Big sky dreams with a small town crew.
You can change my view, but you won’t touch the part
That beats red dirt strong in this West Texas heart.

Kickin’ up dust as the sun falls low,
West Texas in my soul everywhere I go.
West Texas heart… red dirt boots.

Red Dirt Boots (West Texas Heart)

Featured Artist ) Hayden Haddock
Hit Pick of the Week ) Kylie Frey & Randall King

November 28, 2025

"The Red Dirt Road" is a soul-stirring acoustic ballad that captures the universal longing for home, set against the backdrop of the South African landscape. It contrasts the hollow noise of city life with the spiritual grounding found in the quiet of the "veld."

With lyrics painting vivid pictures of thorn trees, turning windmills, and wide-open starlit skies, the song serves as an anthem for anyone who finds their peace on a dusty back road. It blends the storytelling tradition of American folk with the unique, earthy atmosphere of the African plains.

The Red Dirt Road

I’m John AI Smith — producer, songwriter, and sonic architect. My music explores what it means to feel in a digital age, where every track is a meeting point between intuition and algorithm.

🎧 The Algorithm of Emotion — that’s my compass, and the heart of everything I make.

This page is my playground — where ideas are born, where tracks evolve, and where I can share music with you first. Thanks for listening, commenting, and being part of this journey.

Join the journey — stream, collect, and support my music on Bandcamp ☕

Get ready to dive in! "Heretic" EP makes waves worldwide on September 28, 2025!

Our AI project is built for music lovers, blending the power of technology with the soul of music. We craft deep, meaningful lyrics that echo your emotions, paired with beats that make you move. From intimate ballads to high-energy anthems, our mission is to inspire, connect, and musify the world, turning every moment into the soundtrack of life.

Bobby Ticklez
R&B, soul, neo soul & country AI assisted demos.
Jerdal Whitaker. Coffee Shop Bangerz playlist:
https://on.soundcloud.com/W2bl6G06QdNLVrBbEa

Artist Bio: Grant

Genre: Modern Funk / Electro-Rock / Neo-Soul Vibe: Kravitz in a high-voltage power plant.

Grant is the architect of a sound that refuses to choose between the past and the future. Blending the sweaty, organic grit of 70s funk with the pristine, high-gloss punch of 2025 production, he creates music that is physically impossible to ignore.

His signature style, dubbed "High Voltage Soul," is built on a foundation of contradiction: heavy, dirty analog bass lines locking horns with razor-sharp digital editing; vintage single-coil Stratocasters screaming over sub-bass 808s; and vocals that range from a street-wise whisper to a stadium-shaking belt.

The upcoming project is a concept album exploring the friction of being human in a digital world. On the anthem "Neon Veins," Grant declares his independence from the machine, delivering a vocal performance that bristles with electricity. Tracks like "Short Circuit" capture the frantic energy of modern life, while "Concrete Heart" slows the tempo to prove that soul still survives beneath the noise.

This isn’t just retro-revivalism; it’s a re-imagining. Grant isn’t just playing the guitar; he’s weaponizing it.

For Fans Of: The Black Keys, Silk Sonic, Prince, and Jamiroquai.

Thanks for listening to my music. I'm in the music scene for more than 50 years now, played thousands of gigs and released 15 albums. Never made it to the big stage, always a musicians musician, just a nicer word for having no success. Now retiring off stage and doing what I do with new productions. Never been into mainstream music, love people like Leonard Cohen or Tom Waits, outsiders who defined an own musicology. Like it or not, I'm always trying to deliver quality music, hopefully some people will find a couple of tracks they like to listen to again. This will make my day, thanks.

A weekly show featuring the Top Texas / Red Dirt songs that are packing the dance floors all around Texas. You'll hear new songs, rewind some older ones, and find out the story behind the songs from the artists themselves

New tracks tagged #Red Dirt