Rayland Baxter grew up in Tennessee, son of Bucky Baxter, Bob Dylan and Steve Earleâs pedal steel player. He makes alt-country and dusty folk-rock with an almost Beatles-esque psychedelic pop affection running through it. Relaxed and, perhaps importantly, not remotely redneck.
New single âUp And Down A Mountainâ is a glorious piece of alt-country, toe-tapping and loose, about the chaos of falling in and out of love, framed as Sisyphean. âThe walk through the park holding handsâ, he says, âonly for our hands to be on fire by the time we get back homeâ.
Bucky Baxter had shaped every chapter of his sonâs career. After his fatherâs death, Rayland spent years touring heavily, navigating difficult relationships and personal loss, before returning to his quiet Tennessee hometown with the stillness to confront the patterns and emotions heâd spent years outrunning.
He has a steadier hand on the sails of his life now, and you can hear it. New album âTrue Violetâ is out this Friday.
đ§ Watch the video for âUp And Down A Mountainâ below