Read Southall on How Writing About His Family's Farm Loss Shaped Southall's New Album 'Kinfolk'
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Josh Crutchmer
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Summary
Read Southall, frontman of the band Southall (formerly Read Southall Band), discusses their new album 'Kinfolk' and how a deeply personal song about his family losing their farm helped him process the trauma and ultimately saved his future. The album represents a return to the band's full range after their self-titled 2023 record deliberately cut country leanings in favor of rock sounds. Southall opens up about the emotional weight of the farm loss, how writing about it was cathartic, and how the experience reshaped his perspective on life and music.
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· 3 pulledWhen Southall set out to record Kinfolk, their first album in three years, frontman Read Southall had a simple rule in the studio: 'Anything goes.'
Southall wanted the full range of the group to...
He says it saved his future.
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