Charles Wesley Godwin To Release ‘Lonely Mountain Town’ This Month
Just 17 months since the release of his breakout album Family Ties, Charles Wesley Godwin slates a new seven-song EP, Lonely Mountain Town, for Feb. 28 via Big Loud Records.
Markedly quieter and more contemplative than Family Ties, Godwin’s new EP is a collection of quiet moments in his life. “These are character songs,” Godwin explains. “Most of them aren’t about my life. They’re just little pieces that I’ve taken from traveling.” Lonely Mountain Town serves as a stark contrast to the swift upward momentum the artist has experienced since his last release.
Over the last year, Godwin has made appearances on Colbert, Kimmel, CBS Saturday Sessions, and even ESPN’s Sports Center. These, paired with his debuts at festivals such as Bonnaroo and Stagecoach and opening for Luke Combs, caused Godwin to pick up his pen and write even more, penning over 30 songs in 2024.
Written primarily on the road and recorded with longtime producer and bandmate, Al Torrence, at Torrence’s Music Garden Studios in New Brighton, PA, Lonely Mountain Town features a handful of moving and even melancholy cuts that exemplify true sincerity.
This project saw Godwin working with new people such as labelmate Ernest on “Dead to Rights,” and one of Godwin’s musical heroes, Scott Avett, on Jason Molina’s “Hammer Down,” which they performed together while opening for Luke Comb’s 2024 stadium tour “Growin’ Up and Gettin’ Old.”
“It meant a lot to me and I think it turned out really cool too,” Godwin says of recording with Avett. “It brought new life to a song that a lot of people probably haven’t been exposed to.”
As he heads back on the road this winter and spring with his band the Allegheny High, Godwin is thrilled with where things stand. “I just want to continue writing like I have been and continue to record when I can and to keep producing and making music,” he says. “Because that’s what makes me happy. If I keep doing that, then I think everything else will work out just fine.”
Lonely Mountain Town Track List
1. “Lonely Mountain Town” (Charles Wesley Godwin)
2. “It’s The Little Things” (Charles Wesley Godwin)
3. “Dead To Rights (feat. ERNEST)” (Charles Wesley Godwin, Ernest Keith Smith, Chandler Paul Walters)
4. “It’s Her Move” (Charles Wesley Godwin, Wyatt Flores, Aaron Raitiere)
5. “Then I’m Gone” (Charles Wesley Godwin)
6. “She Don’t Love Me Anymore” (Charles Wesley Godwin, Zach McCord)
7. “Hammer Down feat. Scott Avett” (Jason Molina)
