Steeped in the rolling coal hills of Western Kentucky, combined with a voice matching the smoothness of the rolling water of a cold creek, Grayson Jenkins’ newest release, Hand Me Downs, is a testament to what great songwriting can ignite in the heart and soul.

A reflection of honoring life and all the good that it can entail, Jenkins, along with his backing band, The Resolutions, provide a sound worthy of a smoky barroom, but with points of the contrasting brightness of a warm, sunny day. It’s a mesh of melody and catchy lyricism that Jenkins continues to feed as an artist and writer.

“I’m always taking notes on my phone or scribbling down words in a notebook. I steal little phrases and observations that pop out in life or conversations and try to put them to song. Most days, I free-write about random places or things, with no rhyme or melody in mind. That helps to exercise the writing muscles and can usually pull me out of a slump if I’m in one. For me, it’s just about filling out my tool bag with different ways of writing so that I can run with whatever pops in my head,” Jenkins says of his creative process.