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Album of the Week: 'Little Songs' by Colter Wall

By Malachy Koons
Published July 28, 2023 at 6:03 AM CDT
A man riding a horse in a prairie with a hazy blue sky behind them. "Colter Wall" and "Little Songs" are overlayed in red and black text.
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"Little Songs" is Colter Wall's new album.

"Little Songs" by Colter Wall is KAXE's Album of the Week for July 28-Aug. 3, 2023.

On new album Little Songs, Canadian country and western singer Colter Wall transports listeners to the wide open prairie.

While previous releases hinted at his love for classic country, Little Songs is an ode to artists like Hank Williams, Marty Robbins and Merle Haggard from start to finish.

Along with the honky-tonks, yodels and waltzes, there are also honest depictions of loneliness and depression.

The vibe of the album is summed up on the title track, where Wall sings, "You might not see a soul for days, on them high and lonesome plains, you got to fill the big empty, with little songs."

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Malachy Koons
Malachy started his radio career in 2017 at a college radio station, where he played weird music in the middle of the night to possibly no one. On a good night maybe his parents were listening. Nonetheless, he was hooked on public radio and is still doing it today.<br/><br/><br/>He joined Northern Community Radio in 2022, where he gets to share his passion for local music as Producer of Minnesota Mixtape, an all Minnesota music show airing Fridays at 10 a.m. and Saturdays at 3 p.m. You can also find him hosting Headwaters and curating The Setlist.
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