Falling of Fervor
Riley Cotton
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Smoke 4:070:00/4:07
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Free Man in Utah 4:340:00/4:34
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Blisters 4:180:00/4:18
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Adoration 3:470:00/3:47
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Blind Eye 4:140:00/4:14
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0:00/2:59
Lyric Hall - New Haven, CT shot by Chris Randall
R I L E Y C O T T O N
The Texas transplant Americana singer has been described as “…An old-school type of songwriter whose songs and performance are able to cross space and time to touch that part of your brain where love, loss, happiness, and longing all co-exist”.
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Acclaimed Songwriter Riley Cotton
Releases Intimate EP “Falling of the Fervor”
The New England Music Award nominee finds beauty amid loss, upheaval, and betrayal
Acclaimed Connecticut singer/songwriter Riley Cotton today released “Falling Of The Fervor,” a six-song EP, available everywhere on November 8th. Cotton’s first collection of original music since 2022’s full-length “A House With Blue Siding,” she characterizes it as a collection of strength and confidence.
“Since ‘Blue Siding,’ I’ve had a lot of people tell me that my voice is bigger than I’ve allowed it to be,” Cotton says. “I went through a lot in those two years — ending a relationship, leaving one town for another — and I had to grow to make sense of the changes. ‘Falling Of The Fervor’ chronicles that growth, and the places I had to go within myself for it to be possible.”
Indeed, “Falling Of The Fervor” finds Cotton digging deep — into her own psyche, and into the psyches of the people close to her. In “Blind Eye,” she tries and fails to ignore a nagging impulse to leave a bad situation. In “Free Man In Utah,” she critiques someone whose “freedom” depends on an inability to pursue their passion. Throughout, Cotton’s voice is the rich centerpiece of a folk-rock soundscape reminiscent of idols Gillian Welch and Brandi Carlile — framed by brushed snares, wreathed in plucked and strummed acoustic guitars, honeyed by pedal steel.
Listen to “Falling Of The Fervor” on all streaming platforms.
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