Nashville-based Americana singer-songwriter Don Gallardo has signed a label deal with Rock Ridge Music. His new album, Still Here, is set for release on the Nashville label in April 2018. With music that walks the line between Americana, folk, and roots-rock-mining the influence of classic 1970s singer-songwriters while still pushing ahead toward something new-Rolling Stone called Gallardo "a singer-songwriter that is one of the Country and Americana scene's true journeymen."
Says Gallardo about the label partnership: "I've been playing music for close to 20 years and had many meetings with people from major record labels to indie. From my first meeting with Rock Ridge Music, I knew there was no BS, just straightforward, positive feedback. I had put so much time, energy, and emotion into this album that it felt rewarding that these wonderful people wanted to work with me." Says Rock Ridge Music President Cynthia Cochrane: "We've been fans of Don's for a while and when we heard his new record, we knew we wanted to be involved. He's an incredible artist, as genuine and authentic as they come, and we're confident that Still Here will be among the best of what 2018 has to offer." Gallardo's forthcoming album, Still Here, was self-produced, and it's different from any of his previous efforts. "My prior albums had almost no co-writes on them; I usually just wrote my own material," says Gallardo. "This time, I sought out songwriters that I really respected for co-writes-Tim Easton, Carey Ott, Mando Saenz, Luke Amelang, Robby Hecht, Doug Williams, David Borné and Jesse Cole." The resulting collection includes songs about Gallardo's son, past relationships, the music industry, the late 16th Century, and some songs with UK references, with a common theme running among them: no matter how grueling life can be, giving up is not an option, and persistence and positivity can prevail over anything.Videos