Beloved Nashville Songwriter Adam Wright Shares New Single “Crawlspace,” Introducing Epic Four-Part Solo Project

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“Anybody who knows Adam knows that he's a genius songwriter” - Brandy Clark

February 6, 2025: GRAMMY-nominated Nashville songwriter Adam Wright is a “wildly brilliant genius” according to Robert Earl Keen and “one of the best of the best songwriters and storytellers there is” according to Buddy Miller. Patty Griffin described his sound as “a direct descendant of that classic sounding yet fearless songwriting that came out of Nashville from the likes of Tom T Hall, Kris Kristofferson and many others of that earlier era.” Having penned songs for Garth Brooks, Brandy Clark, Sierra Hull, Alan Jakson, Randy Newman, Lee Ann Womack, Hailey Whitters and more, Wright is a lyrical force to be reckoned with.

Today, Wright steps out of the writer’s room and into the spotlight with a new single of his own called “Crawlspace.” Produced by Frank Liddell and recorded with musicians Glenn Worf (bass), Matt Chamberlain (drums), Park Chisolm (keys/guitar), the raucous rocker conjures the careening energy of 60s-era The Who if they recorded in Nashville, and provides the first taste of Wright’s upcoming solo project, which will be released as four SIDES, culminating with a full album release later this year. The epic 18-track collection is a masterclass in songwriting, exploring the lives of alcoholic poets, arrogant cowboys, estranged fathers, trick shot gamblers and one Leonardo da Vinci, while chronicling deception at sea, murder in the goldmines, the curse of creativity, and much more.

Listen / watch the visualizer for “Crawlspace” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPVAGUt4LME

When it comes to the story behind the upcoming album, Wright says: “The story is there is no story. I didn’t get sober. There was no breakup. I didn’t awaken to some new awareness. I’m just a lyric junkie with a melody addiction. And this is rock bottom.”

Adam Wright will release SIDE 1 from the forthcoming album on March 6, with subsequent SIDES to follow. For more information, please visit https://www.adamwrightsongs.com/. 

About Adam Wright

Adam Wright’s songs are deeply rooted in the lives of people. A true singer-songwriter, Wright breathes life into his characters so vividly that you’d need a series of novels to fully tell their stories. A self-proclaimed bookworm with a fondness for classic literature, Wright quips, “I probably should’ve just written short stories instead of playing music. It would’ve been easier on my fingers.”

From heart-wrenching ballads like “So You Don’t Have to Love Me Anymore” (recorded by Alan Jackson, which earned a Grammy nomination for Best Country Song) to raw, defiant tracks like “All The Trouble” (recorded by Lee Ann Womack and nominated for both a Grammy and an Americana Music Association Song of the Year award), Wright has proven himself a master of the art of songwriting. His work has been recorded by Nashville heavyweights like Jackson, Womack, Garth Brooks, and Trisha Yearwood, alongside renowned artists such as Brandy Clark, Robert Earl Keen, and Bruce Robison. Wright has also contributed numerous songs to bluegrass bands like Lonesome River Band and Balsam Range, earning IBMA Song of the Year nominations for each. 

Yet his solo albums carve out a distinct, deeply personal path that doesn’t always align with his collaborations. Across his solo releases to date, all but one song has been written solely by Wright. While this level of self-reliance isn’t uncommon in the singer-songwriter world, it’s rare in Nashville’s Music Row. From the playful optimism of "I Win" (which AP writer Steve Wine called "the antidote to 2020") to the haunting beauty of Dust, Wright’s songwriting voice remains consistent—a testament to his unwavering dedication to his craft. 

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