Have you ever had one or two songs on your playlist that would instantly make you feel sad upon hearing it?
It doesn’t matter if you’re having a good day or not—does that song shift your emotions as quick as lightning? Well, if you are looking for more of those kinds of songs, you should hear him out.
This singer-songwriter from Tulsa has a unique touch in his songs.
John Moreland is a musician from Tulsa and his recent masterpiece is sure to punch a hole in your soul.
He also has an artistic style when it comes to painting stories and inserting various emotions in his music that proves that he is a skilled lyricist.
The whole time, Moreland sings with so much soul and passion that makes it so easy to catch feelings. Moreland’s simplistic yet meaningful songwriting plus his raw, emotional singing brings out the best on each of his masterpieces.
Moreland’s raw and emotional vibe brought out the colors in one particular live performance.
A YouTube video of him singing “Hang Me in The Tulsa County Stars” live at the TuneIn house at South by Southwest (SXSW) 2015. It caught the attention of the netizens and the video reached a 4.4 million view count.
Music evolves every year, and the most popular music nowadays tends to be hip-hop and party music. Still, this video will make you appreciate and love country music just a little bit more.
The entire video was filmed as black and white but the lack of color was compensated by Moreland’s colorful voice and his song’s lyrics.
The first impression you get upon watching the video is one of calm simplicity. Judging from the comments section, a lot of the people who commented could not agree more.
Plenty of people complimented him for his originality and his hard-hitting, emotionally stirring lyrics from this song alone. One even described his voice as soothing and angelic. Still, we have to commend him for his perfectly executed guitar picking that absolutely added the life in that song.
Moreland is one of Oklahoma’s rising indie music artists.
Moreland sings songs of life in the American heartland with a gruff yet eloquent voice, and he adapted his style from the rich roots of rock mixed with a hint of country, blues and rock and roll.
His fame rocketed as his 2013 album In The Throes got him a lot of recognition for its honest and poetic lyrics.
Moreland himself produced and directed the album, which caught the attention of many online music fans. His songs “Spell” and “Heaven” were even used as soundtracks in the 2008 television drama Sons of Anarchy.
In 2020, Moreland also recently released an album called LP5.
Just like his previous albums, he slowly found his way back to a more country-accented musical arrangement with keyboard-driven accompaniment.
He also made sure to accent his style to one with an indie rock feel. He has his own YouTube channel, but he rarely posts videos. Despite that, there are still plenty of other clips of him performing in other places online.
If you want to hear more of his music, you can browse him on some famous music streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music. This singer-songwriter is truly a talent to be recognized in this generation.
Kudos to the singer for writing and singing this song! Be sure to watch the entire thing below.
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