How have fans shared with you the ways that “Jersey on the Wall” has resonated? You can’t be human and not have experienced loss. Music kicks open those doors to the places we are scared to go ourselves. Validating those questions is such an interesting thing to give people permission for. Yes, it’s a very interesting time and I really believe those questions are completely allowed and normal and very much human. Asking “why,” even from a spiritual sense, feels very appropriate. Though this song was written from certain personal experiences, it’s especially potent given all of the unrest in the world right now, particularly considering recent mass shootings. I remember staring at it and going, “I really have questions for God.” Shortly after that trip one of my best friends from home lost her little brother, and it put me in this place of asking more questions. I got to fly back the following spring for graduation, and I saw Danielle’s jersey on the wall. There had been a fluke car wreck, and Danielle, the valedictorian and star basketball player, had been taken in the accident. I played a show for the school and the parents, and a teacher afterwards explained to me that part of the reason they brought me there was to be a part of this grieving process. I had taken a trip to New Brunswick, playing at middle schools and high schools across Canada, and my adventures took me to this tiny little island. How did you turn those experiences into song? “Jersey on the Wall” was inspired by real events back in Canada, where you would perform shows at high schools. “How do you keep this big rock spinning?/Why can’t you stop a car from crashing/? Forgive me, I’m just asking.”Ĭurrently on the road with Dierks Bentley before she joins Miranda Lambert’s Roadside Bars and Pink Guitars tour in late September, Townes talks about the genesis of the song, what it means to be a vehicle for the pain of others, and how she felt singing with Brandi Carlile. “If I ever get to heaven/you know I got a long list of questions,” the Canadian-born Townes sings in her unique quiver. Inspired by real events, Townes manages to both test her faith and fortify it all at once. While Living Room Worktapes‘ version of “Jersey on the Wall” is raw and acoustic, the new single - released today and produced by Jay Joyce - finds it propelled by heartbeat percussion and contemplative piano. It’s not a love song or a party song, but a moment of country music existentialism. Then there was “Jersey on the Wall,” written as a reflection on grief and how great loss can challenge one’s faith.
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Her first single, “Somebody’s Daughter,” told the story of a homeless woman through precise and potent lyrics full of empathy. When Tenille Townes released her debut EP, Living Room Worktapes, she introduced herself as the kind of songwriter who was unafraid to tackle the most difficult of subjects.
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