Its poetry reflective with a dusty realism, “American Steel” is the sweetly-stirring brand-new single from Nashville’sVan Darien and its tough new video captures a sympathetic nostalgia. The track appears on her recently-released, ten-song Levee LP. You can find all the relevant streaming and download links you’ll need to listen to it by visiting her website,
The Texas singer-songwriterVan Darienhas the unmistakable gift of gracing listeners with a sense of place and song by her enrapturing voice alone.This enchanting talent came from in the blue-collar industrial backyard that Darien grew up surrounded by, and as a result, that aesthetic has remained engrained in her music since relocating to Nashville in 2015.
Van Darien will independently release her full-length debut titledLevee, an album that strings together personal experiences bound by water and steel.Produced by Steven Cooper and JD Tiner at East Nashville’s Glass Onion Studio,Leveeserves as a 2020 must-hear record that showcases her poignant songwriting with contagious elements of pop and Americana.Darien’s full-length debut features contributions from Brandy Zdan, Owen Beverly (Indianola), Thayer Serrano (Cracker, Patterson Hood, Nicole Atkins), Mando Saenz, Joey Green, and Maren Morris, with Morris co-writing the tracks “Low Road” and “Twisted Metal.”