Patrick Droney

Patrick Droney

Patrick Droney

Patrick Droney grew up in the era of dedication lines and VHS tapes. He survives on sentimentality. It hits him every time he hears Delilah on the radio or passes by the Blockbuster sign near the bodega on his corner. The Brooklyn and Nashville based artist/producer/guitar sensation returns with his sophomore album, SUBTITLES FOR FEELINGS, which explores the idea that each frame of life holds a deeper context—a subtitle meant to be translated in time. Written and co-produced by Patrick Droney with collaborators including Foy Vance, Butch Walker, Jon Green, and Lori McKenna, the songs are a deepening of his timeless, cinematic pop sound. Rewind to May 2021, when Droney released his debut album, STATE OF THE HEART. With streams now in the hundreds of millions, the project was his own coming of age film, offering striking snapshots of the human condition in songs like “Glitter” and “The Wire.” Since then, he has toured extensively, selling out shows across the U.S. and making his U.K. debut with the Eagles at London’s Hyde Park. He performed at Super Bowl LVII, claims alumni status at Late Night With Seth Meyers, The Kelly Clarkson Show, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and has shared stages with Sheryl Crow, The Vamps, and more. He also released genre-bending collaborations with Kygo (“Say You Will”) and Billy F. Gibbons (“Rough Boy”). Droney is set to bring the music on the road this Fall.

Cecilia Castleman

Singer-songwriter Cecilia Castleman, 22, compares her writing process to sending letters to herself over and over again. “It’s like reopening envelopes to find the one letter that hits the feeling you’ve been chasing,” she says. “That’s when you have a good song.”
 Her self-titled debut is due out Q4 of 2023 on indie powerhouse Glassnote Records. Listeners can expect a timeless album inspired by musical greats including The Beatles, Brian Wilson, Fleetwood Mac, J.J. Cale, and Bonnie Raitt. Produced by Don Was, it’s a stunning collection of songs that highlight everything the Tennessee-born artist does well: lyrics that convey all the intimacy of a diary; a dynamic, honeyed voice that moves effortlessly between a coo and a lilt; and guitar playing that impressed no less than John Mayer. 
 Cecilia’s debut single “Lonely Nights” was premiered by Apple’s Zane Lowe and deemed “an utterly irresistible delight” by Atwood Magazine. Subsequent singles “It’s Alright,” and “You Go Thru Girls Like You Go Thru Cigarettes,” have been played on stages shared with Hozier, Inhaler, Sheryl Crow, Melissa Etheridge and more.