new single:
highway miles
The first of three new singles from Ben Shaw is a sad song that sounds like driving fast with the windows down. It’s a slow folk ballad that blasts forward into a wailing country song with the cry of a Telecaster. The lyrics are about complicated misunderstandings that turn into arguments that turn into miles between people. It has the snarl of Sturgill Simpson and Johnny Cash mixed with ethereal questioning akin to Paul Simon or Joe Pug.
“A well-crafted tale in the Americana/folk tradition worthy of repeated listens”
- Ken Abrams on "Seven Songs", What's Up Newport