Leah Blevins has released the third single, "Diggin' In The Coal," from her upcoming Dan Auerbach-produced album All Dressed Up, available March 20th. Written with Auerbach and Pat McLaughlin, "Diggin' in the Coal" continues to showcase Blevins’ piercing vocal clarity, storytelling and unflinching emotional honesty with a dash of 70s retro glamour and sheen. The track marks the latest glimpse into the sonic landscape of her upcoming album, a timeless blend of Southern rock earthiness and pop-country shimmer, anchored by a twangy Karen Carpenter-esque vocal purity.
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With "Diggin' in the Coal," Blevins explores finding good things in dark places while evoking great grandfather/miner Cole Grove and their East Kentucky roots, going out of her way to hold hope even as she recognizes her own short-comings.
"My great grandfather and my granny worked in the coal mines of Kentucky. I remember hearing stories growing up, and there was something about the
'canary in a coal mine' imagery that seemed ripe for a song about relationships to me...being a sounding board and support for each other even in dark times."
With a chugging uptempo rhythm swaddled in pedal steel, "Diggin' in the Coal" expands on the fresh yet nostalgic sound Blevins introduced with previously released tracks, “Be Careful Throwing Stones” and “All Dressed Up,” pairing emotional intelligence and heartache with quiet strength. Raised on the bluegrass-stained Kentucky country of Loretta Lynn, Patty Loveless, Dwight Yoakam, and fellow Sandy Hook native Keith Whitley, Blevins continues a lineage of storytellers who understand the power of plainspoken truth.
Watch the "Diggin' In The Coal Music Video directed by Ford Fairchild now.
She continues her penchant for crafting songs and visuals that feel outside of time. Her work echoes the greats of the ’60s and ’90s while standing firmly in the present, resulting in a sound that will resonate just as deeply 30 years from now.
