Troy Cartwright's West Texas Roots in New EP

0:00It's May 3rd. Welcome in. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News, where pop culture meets AI. I'm Cory with the story. Troy Cartwright is straight grinding in Nashville, holding down three full-time gigs as a top songwriter, indie artist, and podcast host. The Texas native just dropped his EP, etc. All the rest back in March, his first new music since the full-length bygones last year. This EP pulls heavy from his West Texas roots, painting those wide open spaces with metaphors that give a real sense of place. It's like those classic albums from Bruce Springsteen or Tom Petty baked right into the vibe. Part of a bigger project dropping this year, it follows a guy whose life's off the rails, circling the mess without spelling it out. Raised in Dallas, he kicked off in the early 2000s, 10 playing shows with folks like Wade Bowen and Randy Rogers. By 2015, he cut a full album that landed him a publishing deal, then headed to Nashville in 2017. First time at the Red Door songwriter spot, he felt right at home among his people.

1:03That tight community blowing his mind. Now his cuts are on tracks by Ryan Hurd, Josh Abbott, and even Nickelback. With over 100 episodes of his 10-year town podcast, he's shining light on that world, saying it fuels his own music as much as real life. Troy's hustle shows how deep songwriting runs in music city with more heat on the way.