When we heard “No Reason,” the lead single from Nashville country-punk artist Sunny War’s new Anarchist Gospel, we realized the album would function a slew of noteworthy company like Jim James, Allison Russell, the Raconteurs’ Jack Lawrence, and so forth. On as we speak’s new observe “Higher,” the looming presence is David Rawlings, the longtime folks guitarist extraordinaire. It’s a sparse and weary observe, a sound befitting its material. Let Sunny clarify:
I wrote “Higher” round this time final 12 months, just some days after my ex collected the final of his belongings from our residence. The break up was recent and I used to be eager about all of the years we spent collectively. I used to be additionally eager about how a lot stronger I used to be earlier than our relationship. I bear in mind feeling actually weak on the finish… I knew it was over after I didn’t even have the vitality to battle anymore. The “I am out of remedies, at least I’m not a liar” lyric sums up how I felt after I knew it was actually over and time to be sincere about it. All I might do at that time was let go and take a look at to determine the best way to get again to whoever I used to be again after I revered myself. It was the identical individual my ex was drawn to within the first place that he unknowingly destroyed. “Somewhere in my memories I held my head much higher.”
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Anarchist Gospel is out 2/3 on New West.