MUSIC: Colby Acuff with Ian Harrison Presented by the River House Restaurant

Description

A fourth generation Idaho native with a rugged spirit true to his mountain home, Colby Acuff’s unbridled style is one the Boston Globe heralds as “a superb, throughgoing country sound,” with All Country News surmising “Colby Acuff is not just a rising star—he’s a bona fide storytelling powerhouse.” Following a string of lauded independent releases, plus his major label debut, Acuff now offers American Son, a poetic, deeply personal project that holds a mirror to humanity and asks us all to take a hard look. More than political or philosophical, Acuff bores into the soul sickness, mental health crises and evaporating natural resources and opportunities for average Americans just getting by. Working with producer/engineer Eddie Spear (Zach Bryan, Brandi Carlile), Acuff created a robust, acoustic-forward power punch that packs a force as ambient as it is unvarnished. “If you make me break it down, I think it’s four different pillars,” he says. “It’s the state of the union and humanity. It’s mental health. But it’s also hope and love. You can’t dive too deep into the darkness without those two things, or you’ll never get out.”