Renowned artists Steve Austin and Hannah have been added to the roaster of Anti-Corp Music’s famed “The Magnolia Sessions.” Their albums will be released on July 3. The Magnolia Sessions presents bluegrass, dark country, and folk singer-songwriter performances which are captured live in an outdoor environment. The setting is beneath a huge magnolia tree at the Anti-Corp/Black Matter Mastering headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee. The project is overseen by Anti-Corp/Black Matter Mastering owner Dan Emery.
Listen to Steve Austin’s “Long Way To Hell” on YouTube:
Austin shares his thoughts:
“I’ve been a fan of The Magnolia Sessions for a long while. I was honored to be asked to do one for the mighty Anti-Corp Music and owner Dan Emery. I hopped a plane to Nashville and recorded my favorite songs and a couple of killer covers for the record. There was a magic in the air and I felt right home underneath the magnolia tree singing and playing these songs. Truly can’t wait for everybody to get to experience it!”
Dan Emery says:
“Growing up listening to heavy music in Nashville, Today Is The Day has always been a staple in the scene. Getting to meet Steve and record this session was one that feels like it was my youth staying relevant in my current life. Through this process I feel as though I got more than a batch of songs on a recording series. I gained a friendship as well.”
Listen to Hannah Juanita’s “Wild And Blue” on YouTube:
Juanita shares her thoughts:
“Recording for The Magnolia Sessions feels more like a dream when I reflect back. It was completely dark and fairly hot outside, and I remember feeling a little sticky as I sat by myself on a bench singing and playing my guitar for the cicadas and crickets who sing in that yard every night. Dan’s concept for The Magnolia Sessions really allows him to capture the feeling of the moment as it passes by, which is something you just don’t get cutting in a studio. Truly special. I used this opportunity to record some cover songs that I’ve loved for years. When I write a record, there is usually some kind of theme throughout most of the songs, but I didn’t use any parameters around this project, other than creating a batch of songs that I hold dear.”
Emery adds:
“Hannah had a very smooth session. She nailed most of her tracks in the first take. Even the photo shoot went quickly. I thought that something had gone wrong because everyone was coming back inside, like, 15 minutes after starting photos, and Ericka was just like, ‘Nah, she just really knows what she’s doing.’ There was one period in the night when a bunch of fireworks started going off at the end of one of her songs. That was probably the only take we couldn’t use, and honestly, I think it may have made for a pretty spot-on way to wrap up the collection.”
Steve Autin’s The Magnolia Sessions Track List
1. Am I Just Crazy?
2. Waitin’ Round To Die
3. The Rain Keeps Coming Down
4. Henry
5. Marked Cards And Loaded Dice
6. I Won’t Make It Last
7. Blues Stay Away From Me
8. Crazy Dreams
9. So Far Gone
10. Long Way To Hell
11. I Still Sing The Old Songs
Preorder the album here.
Hannah Juanita’s The Magnolia Sessions Track List
1. Missin’ You
2. Wild And Blue
3. Tears And Tequila
4. Workin’ Girl Blues
5. Tennessee Songbird
6. I’m Not Drunk
7. Sea Of Love
8. Hardliner Blues
Preorder the album here.
Photo courtesy of Ericka Poore
