Feb 24, 2021 By Caleb Campbell

On his recently released fourth album, Shadow Land, Nashville singer/songwriter Ben de la Cour conjures dark and dusty Americana, delivering haunted stories of murder, jealousy, and mental illness. De la Cour recalls the dark Southern gothic storytelling of Nick Cave and Tom Waits, adding his own atmospheric bluesy tone and rasped vocals, a sound he’s coined Americanoir. More