Album: Lonely Mountain Town by Charles Wesley Godwin (2025)
Record Label: Big Loud Records
Format: Digital Media

Artist Background: Artist from US, known for country

Music Scene: Part of the US music scene

Tags: 2020s, Digital Media, Big Loud Records


Charles Wesley Godwin may have had a busy 2024 out on the road, but it didn’t keep the West Virginia-born singer-songwriter away from pen and paper. Invigorated by touring life, Godwin dreamt up a handful of new tunes to follow his acclaimed 2023 record <i>Family Ties</i>, writing while on the road and recording what would become this EP with bandmate Al Torrence. The tracks serve as a snapshot of Godwin’s evolving artistry, retaining the vivid and thoughtful perspective of earlier material while exploring more narrative forms of storytelling.

The EP opens with its title track, a sketch of rural romantic longing with an understated, dynamic vocal. Godwin gets an assist from Ernest on “Dead To Rights”, a yearning love song about unexpected romance, with gently dizzying guitars mimicking the disorientation that comes with falling hard and fast. Closing out the EP is the Scott Avett (The Avett Brothers) collaboration “Hammer Down”, a touching cover of the 2005 <i>What Comes After the Blues</i> cut by Magnolia Electric Co., a project of the late, beloved songwriter Jason Molina, whose influence is felt across this understated collection. Godwin and Avett hew closely to the raw spirit of the original on their tribute, fleshing out the arrangement with piano and a rhythm section without sacrificing the song’s vital intimacy.

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