Don’t Mess with Texas

Can’t Get Over You — Featuring Trysh Hill & Danny Stevens (vocals). Written by Davis Branch, George Irwin & Katie Pappas. Produced by Casey Henderson at Westwood Studios & George Irwin at SongWire Studios in Nashville, TN.
“Can’t Get Over You” is a song that has taken a bit of a journey since Davis Branch, Katie Pappas and I got together in Davis’ basement with his dog, Reagan (not credited), to write one morning. The process always gets started a little differently: we might pitch song titles to each other, someone might start playing a progression or a riff that inspires someone else to start improvising lyrics, or someone might have a first line ready to go. Or one of the writers may be in the midst of experiencing some strong feelings that we talk about and shape into a song.
A Girl That I Used To Know — Featuring Mark Leach (vocals). Written by Davis Branch, George Irwin, Mark Leach & Josh Withenshaw. Produced by Josh Withenshaw at Laughing Heart Studios in Nashville, TN. Cover photo by Shaina Hedlund.
One of the romantic depictions of the songwriter lifestyle is described as front porch pickin’… which is exactly how this song started out. Read more →
Cozy — Featuring Olivia Frances (vocals). Written by Olivia Frances & George Irwin. Produced by George Irwin at SongWire Studios, Nashville, TN.
Olivia Frances and I met at a BMI new writers mixer shortly after I moved to town. She had just moved to Nashville, too, to get a better picture of the music industry during her gap year between high school and college. Read more →