#willie stratton

On this #NewMusicFriday we open the Video Vault one more time for videos from Willie Stratton, Charissa, Carleigh Aikins, and Annabel Gutherz.

With the abundance of great new music being created, released, and shared, it encourages us to better believe that the light at the end of this pandemic-tunnel is hopefully ever closer.  The weekend is almost upon us, leaving us wrapping up our week devoted to all things ‘music videos’ related with four final beauties to satisfy your audio and visual pleasures.  Enjoy, and be sure to return for…

Willie Stratton picked up the guitar at 12 and started writing songs soon after. His previous releases have ranged from folk to roots to indie rock, so it comes as no surprise that he has landed firmly in the alt-country genre. It’s a shift that his fans are sure to embrace – an old time country vibe with strong contemporary lyrics and a smooth baritone vocal.

Willie just released a new single, “The Way She Holds Me,” a gritty, dark Americana track. The title evokes a sweet love song, but as it goes on you realise it’s about a doomed relationship.

Video: Willie Stratton – The Way She Holds Me

The Way She Holds Me has a real classic country feel to it. Its instrumentals are chock full of echoing melancholic guitar, the vocals are gruff and full of longing, and its accompanying video is full of imagery of the lonesome mid-west. (more…)

"November" by Willie Stratton