Right now, there is a surprising amount of daughters of country superstars of yesteryear breaking into the scene. First Ashley Campbell, daughter of Glen Campbell breaking in with her single “Remembering,” Gracie McGraw singing with her father, Tim McGraw, on the opening track of his new record, and now it's Aubrie Sellers, daughter of Lee Ann Womack and singer-songwriter Jason Sellers rising up. The incredible thing about these daughters that are breaking out, is that they are actually amazing musicians in their own right.
Sometimes daughters and sons of musicians are able to make a music career just because of who their parents are, and they just aren't that good. But Campbell, McGraw and Sellers are excellent examples that talent runs in a family.
Sellers especially is a standout artist. A traditional minded country artist, Sellers is more blues or rock influenced than pop, a lovely change from the pop country littering country radio these days. "Losing Ground," the second song released off of her debut album New City Blues (produced by her stepfather and producer Frank Liddell to be released in January), has already acquired over 80,000 streams on Spotify, and was released in just November. Sellers’s debut single “Loveless Rolling Stone,” is a rock tinged country track which garnered praise from many media outlets. However, this song, "Losing Ground," is completely different from that track in production, but has lyrical similarities.
Written solely by Sellers, this song echos the hopelessness, but acceptance that "Loveless Rolling Stone" introduced, and builds on it, translating it to a haunting ballad. The chorus is the best example of Sellers's voice as a songwriter:
Sellers especially is a standout artist. A traditional minded country artist, Sellers is more blues or rock influenced than pop, a lovely change from the pop country littering country radio these days. "Losing Ground," the second song released off of her debut album New City Blues (produced by her stepfather and producer Frank Liddell to be released in January), has already acquired over 80,000 streams on Spotify, and was released in just November. Sellers’s debut single “Loveless Rolling Stone,” is a rock tinged country track which garnered praise from many media outlets. However, this song, "Losing Ground," is completely different from that track in production, but has lyrical similarities.
Written solely by Sellers, this song echos the hopelessness, but acceptance that "Loveless Rolling Stone" introduced, and builds on it, translating it to a haunting ballad. The chorus is the best example of Sellers's voice as a songwriter:
"Guess you can say I'm getting used to it.
One day I'm fine, the next I'm in a ditch.
But I'm not crazy,
I'm just losing ground."
The hauntingly beautiful country sound of this song evokes comparisons to Ashley Monroe, and Sellers’s own mother. But there's also a little more edge, like Kacey Musgraves, but also some rock and punk edge thrown in there, more easily heard in her debut single. But Sellers is not her mother, or any other artist. She has her own unique sound and songwriting style that is quite hard to find in country music right now, a sound that stands out. "Losing Ground' is no doubt one of the most powerful and moving tracks of the year, and Sellers's album will be sure to be filled with songs as amazing as the ones Sellers has released so far.
Overall rating: 5 crowns
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