out right now: new music releases from joy clark and dusky waters

New Orleans-based Americana artist Dusky Waters is back with her highly anticipated new single, 'A House on King Street', accompanied by a powerful music video filmed at the Whitney Plantation Museum. Available on all major streaming platforms on October 25, 2024, fans can pre-save the track now. This marks Dusky’s first release since her critically acclaimed debut LP 'Pass It On', which she released independently in June 2023.

In Dusky's own words, 'A House on King Street' is deeply personal: "This song is a meditation on what it means to find a place that feels like home, told through the stories of my ancestors and my own journey of finding belonging in New Orleans. Last year, at a family gathering for my maternal grandmother, stories of our family’s history were told, all centered around this house that my great grandfather, a carpenter, built in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It was a refuge from the racial violence of Jim Crow Arkansas, a place where my great-great grandfather, who was emancipated in Mississippi, also found safety after making his way to Arkansas. Their stories of resilience have deeply inspired me. The search for a place of safety and wholeness is something so many of us are striving for in a really turbulent world. This song is my ode to everyone on this journey.”

​Meanwhile, acclaimed New Orleans singer/songwriter/guitarist Joy Clark releases her debut album, Tell it to the Wind. A proud, queer, Black woman, Tell it to the Wind is both a declaration of Joy's independence, and a love letter to the traditions that shaped her. After a childhood steeped in music from the church, Clark left the confines of that experience to find her true community. After becoming a sought-out side player in New Orleans, her incredible musicianship, tenacity and sheer instinct landed her a regular spot playing with Grammy winner and living legend Cyril Neville, mesmerizing audiences in the U.S. and abroad. Clark’s songcraft, paired with sophisticated progressions, and themes of freedom, love and self-acceptance are gaining her momentum on the national folk and Americana scene.

Both releases can be found on all music platforms - see taster videos below:
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