For the better part of a decade, Eric Bolander has quietly been a steady voice rising in Americana’s backroads—the kind where the roads less traveled aren’t metaphor, they’re a way of life. Rooted in Kentucky grit and worn-in honesty, his songs have always carried the weight and the lessons of the miles behind him. But Old Tattoo isn’t just another chapter — it feels like a turning point. There’s a confidence here, a sharper edge to the storm, like someone who’s lived enough to know the pain and refuses to step away from it.