If I was your nicotine
And your smoke break craving was kissing me
I wish you’d breathe me in just like you do
All those blue marlboro 72’s
(Brinn Black, Briana Tyson, Brittany Kennell) Produced by NBC’s The Voice (2016) contestant Nolan Neal Seals, whose credits include Adam Wakefield, Saliva and Matt Bailie, the song was written by Brinn, Briana Tyson and Brittany Kennell. The nuanced track, which premiered yesterday on Roughstock, features bassist Reed Berin (Clare Dunn), Justin Ostrander (Sam Hunt, Steven Tyler, Kenny Chesney) on electric guitar, drummer Grady Saxman (Luke Combs, Uncle Kracker), Smith Curry on steel (Taylor Swift, Jason Aldean, Willie Nelson) and Jimmy Wallace on B3, keyboards and synthesizer (Joe Walsh, The Wallflowers). These top-tier pickers set a dark and moody stage for Black, who works the building dynamic like the professional that she is: the highs are in the stratosphere and the lows are rock bottom. Industry insiders are noting Brinn’s sultry soliloquy brings a “fresh perspective on Country music” (Unsynd) and are hailing her ability to portray “pure desire, and the ache of longing” that are evident in her “emotional vocal delivery” (Global Songwriters Connection).
Fans will have several opportunities to see the Virginia native throughout CMA Fest week. She kicks her busy schedule off on June 4 on Facebook Live with Sunday’s Kind of Country at 6 p.m. Additional appearances include:
6/5 Belcourt Taps (6-7 p.m.)
6/6 The Stillery (1-2 p.m.)
6/9 INDIE FEST @Alley Taps (2-3 p.m.)
Brinn is no stranger to large crowds; she formed the multi-day Lyrics On The Lake Songwriters Festival with a group of friends six years ago, and the 7th Annual Festival will be held this year June 12-16 at Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia. To date, the charitable event has drawn thousands of music lovers to the area and raised over $100,000 to benefit the community and The Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals of Central and Southwest Virginia.