Country Music Features

The 14-year-old, Fort Worth, Texas-based Americana singer-songwriter is set to release his first full-length studio album, Death of a Hummingbird, on March 4; an album of such incredible scope and beauty it belies his age.

The history of country music has always been written by its misfits; the square pegs that refuse to fit into the round holes that the industry carved out for them. The Kernal has become pivotal for a certain type of non-conformist country music coming out of unexpected places all across America.

With the bittersweet twang of old school country, Anne Elise Hastings and her band mix up her Appalachian roots with New Orleans' ramshackle street corner sensibilities for an album of meticulously crafted alt-country standards

With a sound that draws as much from Chris Stapleton, Fleetwood Mac, 80s country and Motown as it does from their own deep musical heritage, O.N.E The Duo are injecting a fresh burst of energy into a country pop sound that all too often plays it safe.

Holler spoke to Erin Rae about growing up in Nashville, what living there still means to her and how the city has changed over the 10 years she’s been playing in and around it.

Sarah Shook catches up with Holler to discuss inspirations, the impact of sobriety on their art and how they ensure that people of marginalized identities feel welcome at their shows.