{"id":1790,"date":"2019-02-04T16:48:30","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T16:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skyemediaonline.com\/wordpress\/?p=1790"},"modified":"2019-01-28T16:49:58","modified_gmt":"2019-01-28T16:49:58","slug":"americanafolk-artist-kelly-augustine-to-release-debut-album-in-april-crystal-clear-ethereal-sorrowful-stunningly-impactful-the-daily-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/skyemediaonline.com\/wordpress\/americanafolk-artist-kelly-augustine-to-release-debut-album-in-april-crystal-clear-ethereal-sorrowful-stunningly-impactful-the-daily-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Americana\/folk artist Kelly Augustine to release debut album in April; “…crystal clear… ethereal, sorrowful… stunningly impactful…” – The Daily Country"},"content":{"rendered":"

For Immediate Release
\n<\/b>February 4, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Americana\/folk artist Kelly Augustine to release debut album in April<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026crystal clear\u2026 ethereal, sorrowful\u2026\u00a0stunningly impactful\u2026\u201d \u2013\u00a0The Daily Country<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Denver-based Americana\/folk singer-songwriter Kelly Augustine is set to release her debut album,\u00a0Light in the Lowlands<\/em>, on April 5, 2019.\u00a0 Recorded and produced by Grammy-nominated producer Wes Sharon (John Fullbright, the Turnpike Troubadours, The Grahams), the album explores stories of darkness and salvation through poetic lyrics and an authentic command of a variety of Americana musical idioms. The album takes its deep grounding in folk themes and updates the songbook with today\u2019s stories.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are stories in this world that need to be told,\u201d says Augustine. \u201cThe essential human story involves pain and suffering, but it also involves beauty, hope and redemption. It\u2019s my aim, as a songwriter, to shed light on all of it. Stories that make us feel more connected and less alone, stories that shake us up and call us to action \u2013 those are the stories I want to tell.<\/p>\n

The title\u00a0Light in the Lowlands<\/em>\u00a0metaphorically references hope in low personal times. The album is rich with character sketch stories of drug addiction, alcohol abuse, loneliness, and poverty, but there are also stories of resilience and healing.\u00a0Light in the Lowlands<\/em>\u00a0is also a delight for fans of Americana who long for current, emotionally-resonant songs along the lines of Bob Dylan, John Fullbright, Lyle Lovett, Emmylou Harris, Mark Knopfler, and Lucinda Williams. Augustine\u2019s songs brim with warmly intimate instrumentation, and each song is detailed to create distinct Americana soundscapes befitting its impressionistic story.<\/p>\n

The album\u2019s debut single, \u201cHurt Too Big,\u201d features an elegantly essential arrangement with delicate finger-picked guitar passages supporting Augustine\u2019s sweetly sorrowful vocals as she recounts a loss-of-innocence soldier\u2019s tale. Although the song was inspired by the stories of veterans returning from war, its emotional quality is universal: we all survive wars in our minds and hearts. \u201cDebbie\u201d is a sprightly twang number replete with chicken pickin\u2019-style guitars and brisk fiddle lines. Its pep seems in line with poking a little fun at a helpless lady in the throes of addiction. Yet, as the song progresses it details her backstory, deftly shifting the mood from outlandishness to compassion.<\/p>\n

\u201cSecond Chances\u201d is a teardrop 1950s-style ballad based on true stories. It is unflinchingly romantic and represents some \u201clight\u201d in\u00a0Light in the Lowlands<\/em>. It\u2019s a sweet song that leaves the listener rooting for a win. With \u201cThunder On The Mountain,\u201d Augustine shows her ability to write Americana evergreens. The song\u2019s moodiness conjures the feel of Appalachian folk, but its contemporary bluesy guitar evokes the masterful writing of Mark Knopfler.<\/p>\n

At Wes Sharon\u2019s 115 Recording in Norman, Oklahoma, Sharon and Augustine were joined in the studio by multiple musicians including Gabriel Pearson of the Turnpike Troubadours on drums and percussion and legendary roots royalty Byron Berline on fiddle and mandolin. \u201cHearing all the musicians breathe life into my music was an emotional experience,\u201d Augustine says. \u201cThere were moments in the studio that I\u2019d consider golden moments of my life, and I\u2019m so grateful to have had that experience. I\u2019ll never forget it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Growing up down an unpaved road in a dirt-under-your-fingernails small Oklahoma town, Augustine saw poverty and desperation, but she also saw people rise above it. The performer was raised by parents who lived the political and social volatility of the 1960s. Her mother and father soundtracked the house with Vietnam War-era folk music. Gripped by its ethos, Augustine was moved by individual and collective narratives of struggle. She loved the idea that one could challenge reality and seek to right personal and societal injustices with storyteller music. \u201cMy heart hurts for people in chains from addiction, abuse, and self-loathing,\u201d Augustine says. \u201cI want to see people get free. I hope my music can shed light on human suffering in a way that pushes us toward compassion.\u201d \u00a0After a decade working as a \u00a0physician assistant, she grew restless in her career choice and quit her job to pursue one simple goal \u2013 write songs that spoke to people. \u201cThis record started with some far-fetched dreams, and it has been redemptive and healing to see those dreams become reality,\u201d she says. \u201cI found myself again.\u201d<\/p>\n

Augustine\u2019s literate and emotive lyrics and penchant for a variety of Americana songwriter traditions have earned her a bevy of accolades and awards. Augustine was chosen as a 2018 Kerrville New Folk Finalist as well as a 2018 Al Johnson Performing Songwriter Contest Finalist (Wildflower! Arts & Music Festival). The first single off\u00a0Light in the Lowlands<\/em>, \u201cHurt Too Big,\u201d was premiered in 2018 by the online outlet\u00a0The Daily Country\u00a0<\/em>as an introduction to the forthcoming album.<\/p>\n

Augustine plans some live shows in support of\u00a0Light in the Lowlands<\/em>.\u00a0 Tour dates and details will be announced soon.<\/p>\n

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For Immediate Release February 4, 2019 Americana\/folk artist Kelly Augustine to release debut album in April \u201c\u2026crystal clear\u2026 ethereal, sorrowful\u2026\u00a0stunningly impactful\u2026\u201d \u2013\u00a0The Daily Country Denver-based Americana\/folk singer-songwriter Kelly Augustine is set to release her debut album,\u00a0Light in the Lowlands, on April 5, 2019.\u00a0 Recorded and produced by Grammy-nominated producer Wes Sharon (John Fullbright, the Turnpike … <\/p>\n

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