Kalen Nash

Kalen Nash’s Ukred, available digitally on May 29^th, 2012, will be the first release for Normaltown Records. Kalen, who also fronts the New West Records band Ponderosa, showcases a reflective, more intimate side on his debut solo release. Songs like "White Oak" and "Ramona” conjure ghosts from his family's past. "Don't You Love Me Baby," written nearly 100 years ago by Kalen's great-grandfather, Euquid "Ukred" Lee Nash, exhibits the songwriting legacy of the Nash family.

White Violet

Hiding, Mingling from White Violet will be released on August 14, 2012. White Violet is four young men from Athens, GA. Their names are Vaughan Lamb, Brad Elliott, Josh McCauley and Nate Nelson. Nelson has been writing songs for ten years and already has releases out there under his own name. Everything on Hiding, Mingling originated as “Nate Nelson” songs. But it didn't end that way. This is White Violet. Less a traditional band than an idea: a practical construct within which each composition has its edges erased, its bluntness buffered and its ghosts more elegantly shrouded. With Hiding, Mingling on the stereo you'll drift into that peculiar half-sleep where this life's anxiety keeps you fitful until, at last, you succumb to the comfort that only dreams await.

Daniel Romano

Daniel Romano is making country music. He is currently working on his 3^rd album, which will be released on Normaltown Records later this year. The new project follows two critically acclaimed records Sleep Beneath The Willow and Workin’ For The Music Man. Daniel has a platinum record for his production work with City and Colour and a Juno Nomination for graphic design. For the past seven years he has performed in the critically acclaimed rock band, Attack in Black.

Lilly Hiatt

Lilly Hiatt is a sensitive and somewhat rowdy young lady from Nashville, Tennessee. Hiatt has enjoyed some successes as a solo artist, including a shared stage with Emmylous Harris and Jim Lauderdale, as well as a guest appearance on the Craig Ferguson show. Upon her introduction to North Carolina guitarist, Beth Finney, a new beast began to form. Hiatt's aching melodies combined with Finney's tender yet turbulent guitar licks yielded a sound that the two were unable to find prior: women shedding their childhood skin and coming into the unraveled and emotional world of adulthood. Soon after, the girls hooked up with drummer Jon Radford (Charles Walker and the Dynamites, Drew Holcombe Band) and bass player Jake Bradley (Over the Rhine). The stampede had begun. Since then, Lilly and the ponies have graced the stage of the Ryman, opened for Lyle Lovett, and enjoyed success over seas. They currently reside in Nashville, TN and are awaiting the release of their debut album, "Let Down". Produced by Doug Lancio (Patty Griffin, Gretchen Peters), the album is to be released in 2012.

Ronnie Fauss

Ronnie Fauss, an alternative-country singer-songwriter from Dallas Texas, is known for crafting songs that hold true to the grittiness and resolve of the Texas troubadour tradition. As Americana UK says of Fauss' talent on a previous record, "Ronnie displays absolute killer songs/vocals, and bags of personality". After independently releasing a series of critically-acclaimed EP's over the last few years, Fauss is currently in the studio recording his full-length debut. The album, to be released in the fall, will be produced by Sigurdur Birks (drummer for Will Hoge) and features label mate Lilly Hiatt on harmonies. Other musicians include Jason Mowery (John Fogerty), Dave Labruyere (John Mayer), and Chris Tuttle (Indigo Girls, Jewel).