Welcome to My Weekly Mixtape, a podcast that
takes the classic mixtape approach to building
a modern playlist. I'm your host, Brian Colburn.
This episode is a bit of a different animal.
It is a bonus episode, as this week's current
episode, the Ultimate Modern Female Country Artists
Playlist, with guest curator Carrie Cunningham,
has been making the rounds and has been getting
some amazing feedback thus far. As the first
country episode on my weekly mixtape, it puts
a real big smile on my face. Now, in a minor
spoiler alert for that episode, I chose a song
from country artist Morgan Wade, and I had pulled
a short clip of her talking about the song's
origins from an interview that Jay Sweet and
I did with her back in 2021 for the TuneStyles
podcast. Now, breaking the fourth wall a bit
here, little did we know that that episode was
actually the penultimate episode of Toon Styles,
and one week later, the show's final episode
would air. In another little -did -we -know moment,
when we ended our contract with our then -podcast
host, all 81 episodes of Toon Styles disappeared
from podcast services as if they'd never happened
at all. this week's episode, I kind of felt compelled
to listen back to our entire discussion because
it had been a few years. And like all the interviews
I've produced for my weekly mixtape, Jay and
my questions were centered around the stories
behind the songs. Something that, to me at least,
makes for a timeless slash evergreen kind of
listen. So after listening through the episode,
I reached out to Jay and pitched this idea of
sharing our sit down with Morgan as a bonus episode
of my weekly mixtape, because unless you were
one of the tune styles faithful who tuned in
over that three week period between when this
episode launched and when the show ended, this
is pretty much an unheard interview with her.
And we dove into a bunch of tracks from her 2021
debut album, Reckless, as well as talked about
some stuff from her Our Vinyl sessions, as well
as some of the music she did prior to working
with Sadler Vaden on Reckless. Remember, if you
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so much more. So after this, I'll fire up the
My Weekly Mixtape Wayback Machine and bring us
back to 2021, where Jay Sweet and I sat down
with the incredible Morgan Wade. And joining
us now is Morgan Wade. Morgan, thank you so much
for joining us. Yeah, thanks for having me. Now,
your debut LP, Reckless, was produced by Sadler
Vaden. How did you come to work with Sadler on
the album and what did he bring to the table
in terms of capturing what lies at the heart
of your music? Yeah, so I actually was playing
a show and after I got done, this guy came up
to me and he was like, hey, you know, loved your
set. Can I get some of your music? Blah, blah,
blah. And I'm like, yeah, yeah, you know, whatever.
He's like, oh, yeah, Jason Isbell's guitar tech,
which then, you know, changed my. my attitude
a little bit. I was like, okay, it's not just
some, not just some random dude. Who's like,
can I get a CD? Cause I'm like, yeah, you can
go buy one. Like, I don't know why. And, uh,
who, and this guy's name's Kane and we're, we're
good friends now, but he's like, well, I think
the guys would really like to hear this. And
I was like, yeah, sure, man. You know? And I
didn't like take it to heart because, you know,
people say stuff all the time. And so it was
literally like two days later, I get an email
from Sadler. He was like, hey, I listen to your
stuff. I love your voice. I love your songwriting.
You know, would you like to send up like a FaceTime
or something and we can chat? He was like, I'm,
you know, I produced a couple records. I'm looking
to add some more to that catalog. And I was like,
well, hell yeah. So then like two days after
that, we, you know, I was super nervous because
I was like, you know, big Jason Isbell fan. And
I'm like, damn, I'm going to get to sit here
and FaceTime with Sadler. And they were out on
tour. yeah we facetimed and and went over some
songs and stuff and set up a meeting i went out
to nashville to his house and hung out with him
and it took me about you know an hour to realize
oh my gosh this guy's a total nerd so we i can't
wait for him to hear that but not like a bad
way he's like super like he's just this weird
dude that can just sit there just come up with
all these riffs and stuff i mean like you would
assume like he's a musical genius and um We just
clicked. I was there for an hour and a half.
He was like, you guys hungry? We went and got
Thai food. I was like, all right. This is the
kind of guy that I think I can work with. He
had me sold then. That's been two years ago,
which is crazy to sit there and think that we've
been working on this stuff that long. It's all
gone through a bunch of different processes.
The thing I love about Sadler is like, I mean,
this guy, he's a rock and roll guy. I mean, that's
what he listens to. He listens to rock and roll.
He's like a 70 -year -old man. He's a big Tom
Petty guy. And so that's what I like so much
about working with him is, you know, a lot of
other people were just wanting to, like, put
me in this box and just have me as this, you
know, we want you to do this outlaw country or
we want you to do this folk music. We want you
to do this. And Sally was just like. No, we're
just, we're going to do what we want to do. We're
going to write songs that we believe in and that's
what we're going to do. And that's exactly what
we did. And it all came together really well.
That's awesome. Absolutely. So now while you
wrote all of the songs on Reckless, both Sadler
Beaton and Paul Abersold, who engineered the
album, also shared some credits with you on a
few of the album's tracks. So talk about your
approach to writing songs by yourself, which
you have a lot of experience with. as well as
writing with both Sandler, I'm sorry, Sadler
and Paul, what those dynamics were like. It's
funny that you said Sandler because my grandpa
got confused and was telling people that Adam
Sandler produced my record instead of Sandler.
That was a good one. I was like, yeah, but that'll
be more my comedy special. But yeah, so. I'd
always written alone. You know, I never co -wrote.
And so that was like a thing that was like really
weird for me. I wasn't like against co -writing.
I just hadn't done it. And so Sadler was really
the first person that I did that with. And Sadler
and I, we can sit down together and write a song.
We'll get something, even if we have to step
away from it for a little bit and come back.
And so that was really good for me because it
challenged me to bring better stuff to the table
too. Because, you know, I wanted to be somebody
he wanted to work with. And so then I started
working with Paul as well. And where Paul came
into play is Paul builds tracks. And so that's
kind of, I mean, Paul sent me a track this morning
that I wrote to today. And that's something that
I've really enjoyed doing since going out to
Nashville and meeting these people is that they
can come up with the track, the music, the instrumentals,
all that stuff, and they can just send it to
me and I can ride down the road. and just write,
which is really cool. So I've been blessed to
be able to start writing that way as well, which
is, there's a couple tracks on the record that
we wrote like that. Last Cigarette and Don't
Cry were both written. I wrote all the lyrics
just based off of these tracks. And so that,
it's honestly been like, it's been a process,
but it's been good for me, you know, writing
with these people who push me to write better
stuff and challenge me. Not to just use the most
common phrase, but to dig a little deeper. So
it's been great. Do you find it easier to write
the lyrics after the track is written or vice
versa? It depends. I mean, I can write a completely
different song with the track versus just sitting
down. Just because I've already got this beat
and this feel and this mood for a song. I've
started, I work for Universal Publishing as well
now. I've got access to a lot of beats and stuff
that they send me. And it's great because I can
kind of sort through there and be like, all right,
I've kind of got this idea for something, but
I've got to find that mood for it. And so that's
a good thing about writing that way. But then
I'll go sit down and pick up my guitar and just
come up with something, you know, that way as
well. So sometimes the lyrics come, sometimes
the music comes. It just kind of depends on the
day and the flow. Some days you don't get anything.
Yep. I want to jump in on something that you
were just talking about because the album's first
single, Don't Cry, immediately generated a buzz.
Can you talk about the meaning behind this song
and why this one was chosen as the lead single?
Yeah. So I had written that back last January
out at the studio with Paul. He just played this
track and he was like, what do you think of this?
I was like, that's awesome. I was like, just
keep playing it on loop. And so I sat down and
just started writing and I was going through
a pretty tough time right there just with my
depression and everything going on. And that
time of year is just, you know, it's cold, it's
snowy, it's rainy, it's dark. And so I was just,
you know, struggling to, you know, working on
the record. And it was just kind of like I was
in this really one position. I couldn't really
do anything. And I was having a hard time with
that. And so those are the times the winter months
are the hardest times on my sobriety as well.
This was just a song about looking at myself
and who I've been and being like, all right,
you got to make those changes and move forward.
It's okay for you to not be who you've been in
the past. It's okay for you to change. I was
struggling with that, too. A lot of friends I
don't have anymore, people I don't talk to, and
beating myself up about that and then just kind
of realizing I was growing up, my life was changing,
and that there was no reason to feel guilty about
that. It was perfectly okay. You know, we all
go through these seasons of trying to figure
stuff out. And, you know, I think we're always
just the hardest on ourselves. And that was a
realization that I came to. And I was like, all
right, you know, sometimes you got to kill the
ego. You got to get past all the old stuff and
being torn between something I love and something
I hated. You know, just kind of it comes back
to I write some of my best stuff when I'm super
sad. you know it kind of that that tears you
a little bit because you know you look you mean
you look at all the my favorite writers and stuff
like that sylvia platt and kurt cobain all these
people you know they wrote their best stuff when
they were sad they were depressed people and
so all of that was just stuff that was circulating
through my brain when i wrote it and i really
wanted when i got on the phone call with all
the label folks you know figuring out what to
put out i was like i want to put something out
i was like The last thing that I put out was
the night. I said, I think Don't Cry is the perfect
thing to follow the night up, especially this
time of year. You know, when we released it,
I was like, it's a tough time for people mentally.
I said, especially on top of that, we've got
the pandemic on top of the holidays. People are
isolated. They're alone. They've lost their job.
I was like, people are going through a bunch
of stuff. And I was like, that feels like a season
change. So that was a song that we ended up going
with. And I was super excited for that. Well,
I just have to say I have goosebumps hearing
that story. My words that I took notes when I
was listening to the album and the word I have
after hearing Don't Cry for the first time was
sobering. And I mean that in a positive way.
The song is just so healing. And that was the
song that as soon as I heard it, I called Jay
immediately and said, we need to get Morgan on
the show. This song is unbelievable. Yeah. And
I think that it's such an important message.
The whole thing you just said, Morgan, about
dealing with the depression of the pandemic and
the holidays. And as somebody who also suffers
from seasonal affective disorder, it's not something
you should take lightly for sure. But to be able
to turn that over and flip it into something
positive and give such a great message about
it in a song like this, I think that speaks loudly
to the changing culture on mental health awareness
in this country as well. But for sure, it's such
a great, important message for everybody to kind
of just adjust. There's a light at the end of
the tunnel. It's not an oncoming train. Just
breathe. You know what I'm saying? Right. Amen.
Absolutely. So I mentioned before, I listened
through the entire album and loved every track.
I heard a unique blend of country, blues, pop
rock, even bluegrass shining through some of
your songs. I'm interested to know who some of
your biggest influences are. And how they helped
shape the music that you run. I know you mentioned
Kurt Cobain, you mentioned Sylvia Plath, which
are phenomenal writers in their own right. Tell
me more. Yeah, I mean, I grew up being the biggest
Elvis Presley fan ever. You know, that was all
I wanted to listen to growing up. And I still,
I listen to Elvis all the time. I just think
that that played a role in me enjoying the pop
music, the mix of country and pop. Because, you
know, I mean, they... For a long time, they couldn't
figure out, like, what the hell is he singing?
You know, is it, what is this, this rockabilly
stuff? And so that, for me, I've always enjoyed
not really being able to be put into a box, which
is something, you know, you can see from this
record. But as far as, like, stuff I'm listening
to today, I look to people like Miley Cyrus.
I love what she does because it's so many different
things. You listen to her record. She's got a
pop song. She's got a country song. She's got
a rock song with Joan Jett on there, you know.
So it's those. Those are the type of people that
I really, you know, look to. And Lana Del Rey,
I'm a big Lana Del Rey fan. And the same thing
kind of goes with Halsey as well. You know, she
put out a record and she had a ton of different
things out on that. And that's just what I like.
I like seeing people just like reaching outside
of the lines because it seems like everybody
thinks, OK, we got to stay in this box and you
have to just do this. And it's like, I don't
want to just do that. I want to touch all kinds
of different areas. So I look to people like
that that kind of bleed the lines a little bit
and choose a bunch of different routes. Oh, you're
definitely speaking to my musical soul because
there's nothing I despise more than a song that
sounds like it was literally made from a batter
that somebody took a cookie cutter and just cut
into the music. If you know what I'm talking
about when I say that. Yep. So Rolling Stone
listed your single Wilder Days amongst their
country music picks for the week of January 26th.
In their review of that song, they stated that
the song, quote, is as crisp and clean as she
pleads with a paramour for a one night love affair,
while also stating that there's an unmistakable
80s vibe to the song as well. I would love. to
hear the story behind Wilder Days and ask you
if that 80s vibe that they're mentioning was
intentional or not, because it's a merging of
two sounds that normally somebody wouldn't put
together. And I just thought this was such an
intriguing way to kick off the album. Yeah. So
Wilder Days was a song that that's literally
like the first song Sadler and I were gone together
writing. And Wilder Days has been through so
many processes, like just trying to figure out
what's the right vibe for it. And it's always
been, you know, a similar line. I remember the
first night that we like really got the demo
finished. It was like 1030. And I'm an early
bird, man. If I'm not touring, I'm like in the
bed early. And this dude was so excited that
he's like, we've got to go get ice cream and
listen to this in the car. And he like burns
a copy of it onto a CD and we get in Sadler's
Honda Element. And we ride to Jenny's to get
ice cream at almost 11 p .m. And this guy is
like so excited. This song is he's like blasting
the song as loud as he can as we're riding through
Nashville. So that was like the first that's
the biggest memory I have of this song, because
just the the joy that Sadler had from doing that.
And I remember waking up the next morning and
he's sitting down there in his robe and his pajamas.
And he's like, I had this other idea for it.
And so it's great. It went from that to, you
know, where we're at now. And it just, it was
like real organic, but we wanted it to kind of
punch you in the face a little bit, but be one
of those jam songs that also has meaning to it.
And I mean, he definitely did that. That was
all Sadler, you know, being able to really come
up with the beat for that and really make all
that groove. But it's exactly what I pictured
in my head. And it's sometimes it's really hard.
to write something and you have this image in
your head of like okay i want it to sound like
this i want it to look like this but to actually
do it is another thing and we we actually really
did it for this song and so this is a song that
you know i was playing at shows and people were
just freaking out you know wanting this song
where can i get this song and so we were like
we definitely have to put wilder days out you
know it's the first standalone single off the
record so Now, you guys spent two weeks in the
recording studio crafting the debut album, pulling
songs like Mend from Morgan Wade and the Stepbrothers,
which we'll talk a little bit more about that
in a minute, as well as newly written materials
such as the album's lead track. What went into
choosing which songs would make the album's final
cut? Well, there wasn't anything that we left
off, which is funny because I look back and all
the songs that we wrote and that we wanted to
put on there, we put on there. which was good.
I think we added Last Cigarette. And it was Last
Cigarette that was kind of like one that we did
that was written last. That was the last song
that we wrote and put on the record. And that's
one of my favorites. But yeah, I mean, it wasn't
a big process to pick the songs because we knew
the strongest songs and we really just focused
on those. And those were the ones that we went
with. So it was... That was good. It wasn't like
we got down to the recording and we were like,
oh, shit, you know, we need three more. Yeah,
we don't have enough songs on here. We need more
songs. And it wasn't like that, which is good.
And that's what you want, you know. Now, one
of the songs, Mend, was from what Jay had mentioned,
Morgan Wade and the Step Brothers, your band
prior to this solo outing. What made you decide
to revisit that one with Sadler? Sadler really
liked that song. that was like the song that
he heard of mine that like got his attention.
He said, and we felt that it, I've never had
a producer, you know, I mean the, the, the stepbrother
stuff was just, you went in there and we, we
did some stuff and it was, you know, not organized
or anything like that. And, uh, so Saturn was
like, we got to give this song what it deserves.
And, uh, he loves that song. So we went in there
and we put that one on the record too. At first
I was just like, why like I'm so sick of that
song like why do you want to do this Sadler and
he just kept like and then so now I'm glad we
put it on there because a lot of people were
like oh okay that's great you know to revisit
that song and it does obviously sound much different
than it used to sound um which is great so it
was Paul and Sadler both really pushed for that
one and I was like okay you know you guys I think
y 'all might know what you're talking about Maybe
a little bit. I was going to say in the story
of the album as a whole, which Jay and I talk
about this on the show a lot. A lot of albums
tend to lean towards a collection of singles,
not a thought as an album. And this one is the
antithesis to that. It's really, really an amazing
album. In 2020, leading up to. the album's single
dropping, you did some performances for Our Vinyl
Sessions. Can you tell us what that experience
was like and what you took away from those sessions?
Yeah, that was really cool. The folks over at
Our Vinyl are super nice people. I was in the
studio recording the record when I did that.
And so I remember leaving and going over there
and working with them. And they were just, they
were so funny and awesome to work with. And my...
thing for that was like okay let's just do some
songs that you know aren't gonna make the you're
not gonna put on the record but that you know
people would like to hear as well just some songs
that kind of live in the dark a little bit but
that you like to play and roll with those and
so that's what i did i picked those songs and
i was like yeah well these aren't going on the
record i wrote them all myself let's throw them
out there and uh i'm glad i did that you know
because people And that's, you know, what I'm
going to come to find is a lot of people see
me as, you know, just the acoustic guitar, the
girl sitting there playing the acoustic guitar
and singing. And that's fine. So they can have
that hour vinyl stuff. But this album was for
me, man. You know, I wanted to, I'm more than
just the girl sitting there with the guitar.
Like I can do a lot of other stuff. And so that's
what's really good about being able to have the
hour vinyl stuff so folks can get their acoustic
feel. But then I've got this record where I'm
jamming out and we've got a bunch of stuff going
on. So I'm really glad that both of those things
worked out and coincided with one another. Now,
we're going to touch here on the Step Brothers.
Let's go back in time. You're 19 years old, started
and fronted the group Morgan Wade and the Step
Brothers. Let's talk a little bit about that
experience and how it helped you shape your solo
career path. Yeah, you know, and I've gone through
different, you know, since then, obviously different
bandmates and moving on, you know, from certain
groups. But I look back and it really did shape
me. I mean, I had some great times with these
guys, you know, and it was funny. I was I was
writing today and I was talking with my friend
and I was like, you know, it's it's funny. You
look back at like some of these shows you played.
And I was just so excited back then to be able
to play anything, you know, to have anybody that
would be like, all right, sure. Yeah, you can
play. And back then, you know, those playing
with the STEM brothers and playing with those
guys. I mean, they were my close friends and
we worked really hard back then. And we drank
really hard back then. You know, we did a bunch
of stuff. But we, you know, I look back on those
times like fondly because I'm like. I hope I
never lose that drive and that that excitement
to play and that that was a big thing you know
back then because I look back I'm like good grief
that I can't believe you were excited to do that
because I look back and I'm like you could there's
not enough money in the world to make me do some
of the shows I did back then and you know and
I wasn't making any money then so it that really
I needed that and you all you know everybody
needs that starting out you know people will
be like oh man you just got real lucky I'm like
no man I worked I worked hard you look bad and
you're like nope nope I didn't play those three
hours for nobody you know for nothing all the
marathon gigs yeah it's like I'm like damn I
made it and so yeah I mean like playing with
those and I graduated not from them but from
like who I was I started changing I started growing
up you know I got sober and I I needed to move
and I needed to get out of town from where I,
you know, where I was living back. And all of
that has made me who I am. And I look back on
all that, you know, fondly and with some laughs.
But the solo career now, I've just, I've hit
this spot in my life. And I hit it about a year
ago that I was like, I'm just going to do what
I want to do and what makes me happy because
this is my career. And at the end of the day.
I'm the one that has to lay my head down at night
and be like, are you proud of what you're doing?
You know, it comes down to me. And so, you know,
that's honestly, that's where I'm at with my
solo career. I'm the happiest with my career
I've ever been, obviously. But, you know, just
still working for it. You very well should be.
I said this at the top of the show. This is one
of those albums that... I can already say without
a shadow of a doubt will be one of my top albums
of 2021. It is such a fantastic listen. And I
did want to ask you something a little more all
encompassing because over the last two decades,
country music, and I'm using quote marks when
I say that in the air, has truly spidered out
into all these various sub genres like country
pop and. Dare I use the word bro country for
lack of a better term. But then there's also
this Americana flavored rock that's become more
mainstream. I'd love to know what your thoughts
are on the state of country music in 2021. You
know, I used to sit back and be like, oh, my
gosh, this genre sucks. And then it hit me one
day. I was like, if we all, you know, I look
at my friends. And I can see, you know, we all
have a different taste in music. And if they
can put on a song and it makes them really happy
to hear it, even if I think it's the dumbest
thing I've ever heard, I'm like, what's wrong
with that? You know, and so that's how I'm kind
of like looking at music now, if this makes any
sense. It's like, I'm glad we're not all doing
the same thing. Because if everybody was doing
the same thing, there would be no market. you
know and so that's what i'm looking at for 2021
i think everybody's changing we're going through
all this stuff and people are looking for real
stuff again and you know that's kind of i talked
to someone in the industry and he was like you
know you look at the music back in the the 60s
and the 70s and then you got into the 80s and
you got you know kind of cheesier with some of
our music and then you go back into the 90s and
it's kind of like that and then you know you
get into the 2000s and then you had 9 -11 and
people get real serious and the world comes together
and so We just went through this pandemic. I
see 2021 for the music. I see it getting a lot
better. But what is better? I think we should
always be improving on stuff. So what I think
about music, somebody else thinks it's going
to be two different things. But I've got a lot
of faith that there's going to be a lot more
women coming up in country music this year. I've
seen a hell of a lot of women's names being announced
on some of these playlists and stuff. And that,
for me, is really cool. Obviously, you know,
being a woman and all in the industry is not
as easy. And I kind of rambled there a little
bit because I could go on and on about all that
stuff all day. But I have high hopes. You know,
everybody's shut up and they've been at home.
So I think that's, you know, when you're kind
of locked up can be some of the best riding moments.
So I'm hoping to see a lot of stuff. Hopefully,
I'm going to be a lot of 2021. music world so
it's going to be like a musical baby boom so
to speak yeah yeah I mean that's really how I
see things because you know people they're sitting
back and they're working on stuff and that's
what I've been doing I've been the busiest I've
been during this pandemic you know working on
stuff and I think that's when you get your most
creative is when you don't have a lot going on
you know you got to sit there and really focus
on things so I'm excited to see what happens
this year Brian and I have done the radio thing.
We've worked in radio. I did almost a year of
country in the nineties. I came into country
radio when feet Hill was getting big and Garth
Brooks was big. And I think that you're right.
You know, we've said this a few times. The radio
has gotten so weird from, from when we started,
there has to be a way for Luke Combs and Luke
Bryan and, and the guy who's married to Gwen
Stefani. There's got to be a way for them to
live comfortably in a world with a BlackBerry
Smoke, with a Morgan Wade, with these kinds of
artists to open up the genre a little bit and
bring it back to keep those roots planted firmly
in the ground while they're branching out into
all these different things. There's got to be
a way. Let's find that way. Oh, for sure. So,
Morgan, I would love to know, what do you want
people to take away from? reckless and your music
in general, because I've heard a lot of stories
about the stuff you've went through and just
hearing it inspires me. And at the end of the
day, it really hits home. It's just something
that I feel and I feel it in these songs. And
I'd like to know what you would like people to
take away when they listen to this. Yeah. You
know, just my biggest thing is just being honest
and being real. and uh you know with this record
we didn't sacrifice lyrics you know i think the
lyrics are still very strong here even though
the beats are very strong too you know sometimes
people will be like all right well we got a stronger
beat and we we lacked with the lyrics i think
both here are really strong you know we work
really hard on this you know i put everything
that I had into this and took a lot of chances
and people took a lot of chances on me. And so
this is all about growth. And, you know, I've
grown a lot during this time and I just want
people to just enjoy the damn record. It's really,
really what I want them to do. And that's exactly
what everyone is going to do. I promise you that.
Morgan Wade, thank you so much for joining us.
All right. Thank you guys so much. And we're
back here in 2024. And like every episode of
My Weekly Mixtape, if you head over to the episode
page at myweeklymixtape .com, I've put together
a playlist of Morgan's tunes based on the interview
that you just heard. However, a lot's happened
with her career since 2021. So I've added some
newer tunes to the playlist, including her cover
of Elvis Presley's Suspicious Minds. As in the
interview, you heard her talking about Elvis
being one of her favorite artists of all time.
And I got to couple that with the fact that her
cover absolutely rips. So I've included that
on the playlist, along with tracks from her latest
album, 2023's Psychopath, that includes the title
track, which was the album's lead -off single,
along with a couple songs that I feel best highlight
that album's overall evolution in sound. Those
tracks being 80s Movie, Guns N' Roses, Alanis,
and the sultry ballad Want. Now, hopefully sometime
down the line, Morgan will come back on the show
and catch us up on all the stuff she's been doing.
But for now, I hope you enjoyed that compelling
interview with her. And be sure to check out
her music if you're not familiar with it. She's
definitely a unique voice in the country music
scene. And I think I speak for both Jay and I
when I say it was an honor talking music with
her. With that, I also want to thank Jay for
letting me unearth this interview. And who knows,
since Toon Styles pretty much has disappeared
from the pod sphere, maybe I'll unearth a few
of our other interviews as bonus episodes down
the road if they're fitting with whatever topic
we have going on at my weekly mixtape. Now, we're
going to keep this country -esque vibe going
for one more episode as coming up next Monday,
I have Drew Copeland of Sister Hazel joining
me to create the ultimate Sister Hazel mixtape.
And we're going to dive into the band's biggest
hits, you know the ones I'm talking about, fan
favorites, and deeper cuts, because I go a little
nerd on this like I usually do. There's something
here to please Hazelnut fans of every level,
even if you're a newbie to the band. I also want
to thank all of you for your continued support
of the podcast. It truly means the world to me.
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