Singer/songwriter Derik Hultquist will release his full-length debut Southern Iron June 17 through Carnival Music/Thirty Tigers.
The album’s title Southern Iron comes from a gym his father, Chip Hultquist, owned in Tallahassee, Florida.
“It represents the triumph of wills that have given me strength in the face of life’s unanswerable questions,” Derik says. “My father, who’s had not one, but two types of cancer at the same time, is in treatment now,” says Hultquist. “Southern Iron seemed an appropriate title for a man who is most assuredly the strongest person I have ever known. This album is dedicated to him, my grandmother, my family and those fighting the good fight with the greatest appreciation and endless love.”
Frank Liddell (Brandi Carlile, Miranda Lambert, Aubrie Sellers) and Eric Masse (Mikky Ekko, Rayland Baxter, Robert Ellis) produced the album at Masse’s Casino Studio in East Nashville.
“Frank and Eric were great to work with. Recording was a blast because we did a lot of interesting things in the studio. We used dynamic and old ribbon mics on the entire record. We recorded my vocals through Telefunken U47 and Shure SM7s for that ‘I’m whispering in your ear’ effect,” said Hultquist.
“We chose Luke Reynolds for guitars because he’s open to trying different sounds and naturally thinks beyond chords and solos,” said Masse. “Jordan Lehning brought it all together with his string arrangements.”
“When we met Derik three years ago, we knew he was someone special,” said Liddell. “He’s a prolific writer. He solely wrote all but one song for this album, and each of the songs on his prior EPs.”
His last EP, Mockingbirds Mouth, led to a booking deal with Paradigm and opening slots for Sturgill Simpson at The Troubadour.
Southern Iron Track Listing:
1. Darkside of Town
2. Garden of Roses
3. 1983
4. Strangeness Of The Vine
5. Racing To A Red Light
6. My New Orleans
7. Falling Out Of Love
8. Back When I Was Young
9. Devil’s In The Details
10. Highline Poles
11. One Horse Town
12. American Highway
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