GABBY BARRETT CHAPTER & VERSE
At just 23, multi-Platinum country star Gabby Barrett explores the work behind coming into her own as artist and woman on Chapter & Verse. Balancing a booming career and the birth of her third child, her sophomore set leans on faith, family, and a powerhouse vocal. (Available Feb. 2.)
MORGXN BEACON
Shining like a spotlight of inner strength, Nashville-born MORGXN cuts through the darkness on BEACON— a soul-supporting beam of inspirational power pop. Built on an iridescent falsetto, strings and synth join a full choir and danceable pulse, urging all to keep up the good fight.(Available Feb. 2.)
THE HIGH HAWKS MOTHER NATURE’S SHOW
Featuring jam-grass all-stars from Leftover Salmon, Railroad Earth, and more, The High Hawks go wherever the wind takes them on Mother Nature’s Show. Recorded live in the middle of a blizzard, its all-natural Americana is a cozy, freewheeling mix of Southern soul and psychedelic roots. (Available Feb. 16.)
MAMA ZU QUILT FLOOR
A powerful mix of femme-punk fury and new-wave pop, Quilt Floor is the posthumous debut of Mama Zu—late Those Darlins front woman Jessi Zazu, who died in 2017 battling cervical cancer. She was 28. Ferocious, gleefully sarcastic, and fun, it’s a fitting final bow for a force of indie-Nashville nature. (Available Feb. 23.)