Moreland’s wounded baritone and fingerpicking prowess imbue all his songs with gravitas, and a deep, emotional intimacy develops between singer and listener.
The duo’s no-frills nature is both quaint and oddly affecting, the kind of thing that rarely goes viral these days — which makes their rise even more curious.
Brandy Clark is a rare country music success story, starting her career as a starry-eyed songwriter before transitioning into a gifted performer in her own right.