The Nashville Ambient Ensemble, one of the most exciting new projects of Nashville’s continuously burgeoning experimental scene, is releasing their debut tomorrow on Centripetal Force Records. Layers of otherworldly vocal, synth, guitar, steel, delicately mingle and merge into celestial, cinematic soundscapes. The seven-piece ensemble, spearheaded by composer Michael Hix and featuring many of the stars of the scene in their own rite, like Kim Rueger (Belly Full of Stars), Jack Silverman (who penned the album’s title track), Deli Paloma-Sisk (Diatom Deli), Cynthia Cárdenas, Timon Kaple, and Luke Schneider. Although each individual artist’s musical background is unique, the shared vision and…

Nashville-based Lydia Luce is self-releasing a gorgeous new album tomorrow. Dark River showcases Lydia’s captivating voice, with deeply personal lyrics and lush strings played and arranged by Luce herself. Even prior to the pandemic, Luce had quite a year- a painful breakup, followed by a solo trip to the Pacific Northwest where she learned to sit with her emotions, before returning home when the Nashville tornado quite literally ripped through her very home. Despite these challenges, Dark River faces these demons but true to Lydia’s unwillingness to be beaten down, it finds hope, strength and determination. We caught up with…