For Immediate Release
October 23, 2019
Hugh Masterson to release single, “Hollywood,” on November 1st
Song from his forthcoming album features The Lone Bellow
Nashville-based Americana singer-songwriter Hugh Masterson is set to share his latest single, “Hollywood,” on all download and streaming outlets on November 1, 2019 via Rock Ridge Music. Following the release of “Trouble” over the summer, “Hollywood” is the second single from his forthcoming (as yet untitled) new album, which is set for release in early 2020. A down ’n’ dirty Americana rocker about the Los Angeles neighborhood, “Hollywood” growls with driving guitars and features The Lone Bellow. The song (along with the album it comes from) was produced by Justin Glasco (formerly of The Lone Bellow). “Hollywood” will exclusively premiere at Americana Highways on October 31st.
“I was on tour and traveling with The Lone Bellow, and we had a day off in Hollywood,” Masterson says. “It was a rare rainy day. Zach Williams, Brian Elmquist, and I sat under the covered porch and came up with this song together.”
The forthcoming album is the follow-up to Masterson’s 2017 release, Lost + Found, which was his first solo effort and was produced after the move from Milwaukee (he was originally from the tiny town of Butternut, Wisconsin) to Nashville. A record about surviving loss and life changes while gaining self-awareness through experience, Lost + Found was praised heavily by the press. No Depression called it “a cohesive, self-reflective journey from one end of the spectrum to the other: loneliness and redemption, love and loss, the atrophy of staying put and the freedom of letting go. …one part Midwest Americana to two parts Lower Broadway honky tonk.” The Daily Country declared it “deeply personal …relatable, impactful, and undeniably enjoyable. …a sound that blends Americana and Southern Rock with jangle, grit, and heart.” Wide Open Country said his music was “rife with wordplay and old-fashioned rock ’n’ roll vibes.”
Masterson found a home in the Nashville music scene and has hit the road with artists such as The Lone Bellow, Margo Price, Nikki Lane, Anderson East, Lindi Ortega, and The Bottle Rockets. Additionally, he’s drawn attention from the Americana Music Association, CMT, KCRW’s “Morning Becomes Eclectic,” Rolling Stone, World Café, and South by Southwest.