Tenille Townes does some post-breakup housecleaning in I Kept the Roses, the sparsely produced and emphatically delivered third track released from her upcoming Jay Joyce-produced debut album. Out go the exs t-shirts, along with her solitary drinking habit, the couples shared friends and those drive-bys to check whether hes home alone. What shes happy to hang on to, however, are the roses that serve as a reminder of brighter days, and perhaps even better days ahead.
Townes uniquely textured vocals, here a scintillating mesh of Brandi Carlile-like force and Lori McKenna-inspired tenderness, have already propelled her powerful debut single Somebodys Daughter to chart-topping status in her Canadian homeland, and another of the forthcoming albums tracks, the driving White Horse, showcases the rootsy singer-songwriters guitar-fueled approach to great effect.
A native of Grand Prairie, Alberta, Townes also tapped into her philanthropic nature at a young age. She was just 15 when she started a fundraiser in her hometown to benefit a youth shelter. To date, that effort has raised over a million dollars.
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