BRIT TAYLOR

Brit Taylor was born and raised in Eastern Kentucky right in the middle of a small region that has given us the likes of Loretta Lynn, Keith Whitley, The Judds and Tyler Childers, and she possesses a deep understanding of the place and its people that well serves her new album, Land of the Forgotten. 

With her third album, Taylor says she's finally achieved the sound she's been going for since she first arrived in Music City. Taylor has been singing professionally since she was seven years old, when she became a cast member for the Kentucky Opry as one of their "junior pros." Her vocal style is rich and layered, with notes that trill high as a Kentucky warbler and tonal prowess that is able to prowl low and steady.

Most of the songs on her new album were written by Taylor and her husband, singer-songwriter Adam Chaffins, along with Grammy-nominated Adam Wright. "The three of us have a similar life view with a healthy dose of cynicism and sense of humor, and that definitely comes out in the record." The result is a collection of tightly-written, hook-driven songs that often center on the working class. Influenced by country and bluegrass from the 80's and 90's, it focuses on themes that hit hard today in the 2020's. And it's one of the best albums of any genre this year.

"Beautiful mix of classic country, but vintage singer/songwriter and some bluegrass thrown in." -- Ann Powers -- NPR World Cafe

"Brit Taylor casually strings together 11 songwriting masterclasses on her latest album, Land of the Forgotten...One banger after another. There's not a weak song in the bunch." -- No Depression