A Song with a Cause – “Christmas in a Bottle” Raises Awareness
for Mental Health During the Holiday Season
(Nashville, Tenn.– Dec. 6, 2021) Nashvillains have released a new holiday track and video, “Christmas in a Bottle” – out now. The music video can be seen on YouTube here and the song is available for streaming worldwide here.
Written by Nashvillains’ members Brett Boyett, Troy Johnson, and Scott Lindsey, the band is using “Christmas in a Bottle” to raise awareness for those struggling with mental health, seasonal depression, and/or substance abuse during the holiday season. Nashvillains recognize that the holidays can be difficult for some; therefore, they wanted to create a song that highlights the internal battle that many people deal with around this time of year and be a beacon of hope for those struggling to cope. “Christmas in a Bottle” is relatable, honest, and strives to normalize that it is ok to need help amongst all the cheer of the holiday season.
Johnson explains, “The holiday season can be pretty hard on good people, and our new Christmas song attempts to comfort those in less-than-ideal situations this year. We took seriously the feeling of loneliness that some people can experience during this time by telling them they’re not alone. We get it. The stark realism of the lyric is pure Nashvillain.”
With their new music video, Nashvillains draw attention to several crisis hotlines such as the Veterans Crisis Line, the TN Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
Along with the Christmas video, Nashvillains have been releasing several music videos in relation to their upcoming album, Tumbling Down. Their most recent video for “There to Catch Me” premiered on CMT (here). The video was directed by award-winning director and producer Bethany Ashton Wolf. Two versions of the video were created – a short-form and a long-form version. The long-form version portrays more of the story behind the song and will be appearing in film festivals throughout 2022. The short-form music video is available for fans to watch now on Nashvillains YouTube page here.
Signed to Fate Entertainment, Nashvillains’ inception stemmed from the industry veterans’ and musicians’ shared love of country music and rock and roll. Each member has been successful in their own right before coming together for this unique project. Collectively, they have written and produced music for feature films, television shows, and major artists like The Chicks, Keith Urban, Cassadee Pope, James Taylor, Lauren Alaina, among many more.
Band members Brett Boyett and Scott Lindsey first met in a writing session where they shared a commonality on a creative vision; that the country music spectrum was in dire need of a rock meets outlaw country presence that flirts with sonic experimentation. Having been familiar with Troy Johnson through the songwriting community, Boyett pinned Troy Johnson and his gritty vocals as a potential third member when he learned that Lindsey shared his publishing company with the sought-after writer; the rest was history.
The newly formed group looks to create a fresh musical landscape by blurring lines between genres, bending the rules of convention, and expanding country music. The sonic landscape of the Nashvillains is accomplished by using traditional instrumentation with creative modern programming while emphasizing the dramatic and untold stories rarely touched upon by today’s popular country music.
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