We recently had the chance to check out the new single “The Difference Between “ from from social justice warrior, proud black woman and LGBTQ+ americana/folk/country singer-songwriter Crys Matthews, featuring Melody Walker and Chris Housman. You can listen to “The Difference Between “ on Spotify Here and Apple Music Here and YouTube Here

We have long said that you can’t fake the truth, Crys Matthews further cements her place as an important voice as she delivers the stunningly brilliant and powerful new single “The Difference Between “ which, features Melody Walker and Crys Matthews .

“The Difference Between”, features three LGBTQ artists, all of whom call Nashville home. Crys Matthews confides, “This is Country too, it looks like you and it looks like me. When I heard Jason Aldean’s “Try That in a Small Town”, I was so offended — not just as a Black woman, but as a proud Southerner. The audacity to think that there would be a South at all without my people is the kind of willful ignorance that keeps folks like me from feeling safe in Country and Americana spaces. There are consequences to that kind of hateful rhetoric.” 

She continues , “This is a reclamation not just of the space Black artists have been denied in Country and Americana music, not just of the space LGBTQ people have been denied in communities of faith, not just of the autonomy women have been denied over our own bodies, but a reclamation of the South that raised me.” 

A troubadour of truth, Nashville resident Crys Matthews is among the brightest stars of the new generation of social justice music-makers. An award-winning, prolific lyricist and composer, Matthews blends Country, Americana, Folk, Blues, and Bluegrass into a bold, complex performance steeped in traditional melodies punctuated by honest, original lyrics. She is made for these times. 

A daughter of the South by way of Nashville now and North Carolina forever, and the self-proclaimed poster child of intersectionality, Matthews is boldly answering those questions on her new album aptly titled Reclamation.

We can’t wait for more music from Crys Matthews in the meantime we will enjoy the beauty of “The Difference Between “ from Crys Matthews featuring Melody Walker and Chris Housman.