We celebrated the release of our third album "Over Again" on May 1st with a hometown gig in Chapel Hill NC, the community came out to rejoice with us and it was a beautiful night! We're on the road with the album now, gigging our way down the Kerrville, volunteering for the duration, and gigging on from there, 16 states over 3 months, we'd love to connect with more FAI folks along the way! The music video is for our song "The Prophet" calling out climate denial disguised as religious righteousness. Listen to the full album here: https://open.spotify.com/album/4vhOm3lhWEvgGsc4h7mR8k Hope to catch you at a show soon, Alicia and Robert

Easy On Me began as a personal plea to be gentler with myself and grew into a broader message of empathy for the collective heaviness we’re all living through. 2025 was a rough year personally and as I was slowly making my way back to a new normal, I noticed myself getting irritated for still feeling sad and uncertain. I eventually had to admit that my heart had been broken by the unexpected turns of the year. As I sat with that I remembered a quote by Elizabeth Lesser that said, “How ironic that the difficult times we fear might ruin us are the very ones that can break us open and help us blossom into who we were meant to be." That idea helped me allow the feelings of tenderness and vulnerability that had previously made me feel weak. Strength isn’t always about pushing, sometimes it’s giving yourself grace so this song was written as a plea to take it easy on myself. As time passed it became clear that the message was bigger than my own story. We are collectively living in really heartbreaking and harrowing times but we are stronger together. Sometimes the bravest thing we can do is to soften and take care of ourselves and each other. We have to stay human when life wants to harden us.

filmed on our 2015 camcorder in the badlands outside of Chimayo New Mexico on our way to FAI 2026 the song is "Deep Water Fish" from our upcoming album "Over Again" out May 1st. This song is a reminder that you don't have to see your own light to shine. Song and lyrics by Alicia Best and Robert Jackson Produced by A Different Thread Engineered by Ali Blois and Luke Cawthra Mixed by Luke Cawthra Alicia Best: Vocals, drums, percussion Robert Jackson: Vocals, guitars, harmonica Mike Seal: Double bass Mastered by Steven Kerrisson (Weird Jungle) Published by Glovebox Songs and Kassner associated publishers ©℗ A Different Thread 2025 Video shot and directed by A Different Thread Edited by Robert Jackson Special thanks to David and Susan Website: https://www.adifferentthread.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5Cntg... Bandcamp: https://adifferentthread.bandcamp.com Youtube: / @adifferentthread Instagram: / adifferentthread Facebook: / adifferentthread Tiktok: / adifferentthread Lyrics: I feel like Iʼm drowning, thatʼs how I talk about it You canʼt see anything Iʼm drownin' in And you say Iʼm a beacon, itʼs just hard to believe it When I feel like one of those angler fish #folkmusic #americanamusic #folk #altcountry #americana Iʼm afraid when I shine Itʼs just a trick of the light Iʼm no more than a spark Sent to lure you Into the dark Iʼm not like Polaris, steadfast in her brightness I guess Iʼm more like lightning one strike then Iʼm gone I can light up the sky, Iʼm just not always so bright And you canʼt rely on me guiding you home Iʼm afraid when I shine Itʼs just a trick of the light Iʼm no more than a spark Sent to lure you Into the dark I know that itʼs not true, I know Iʼm shining with you But sometimes I still feel like a deepwater fish The phosphorescence is our biggest defence Down here in the darkness of the Mariana trench Iʼm afraid when I shine Itʼs just a trick of the light Iʼm no more than a spark Sent to lure you Into the dark But you tell me you know the dark There are times when you lost your spark And you donʼt have to shine all of the time Itʼs exhausting but youʼre not alone Sometimes lightningʼs all you need to guide you home Oh oh oh oh oh I will guide you home Oh oh oh oh oh guide you home #folkmusic #indiefolk #americana #altcountry #mentalhealth

"Echoes of You" lives in that specific space between heartbreak and healing—the kind of track designed to move your body even while your heart is breaking. Produced with Porter Hall, this is an upbeat EDM anthem anchored by the weight of real grief. While the sound was inspired by the euphoric energy of John Summit and Dom Dolla, and the vocal emotive power of Ellie Goulding, the soul of the track is intensely personal. During the writing process, the phrase "Echoes of You" kept haunting me. It perfectly described the presence of absence—how the people we lose seem to linger in the quiet moments. I channeled the loss of my grandfather, my sister-in-law, and my lifelong dog, Aubree. I took that raw, personal grief and reframed it into a story about a "forever" love lost too soon. It’s about the walls we build to keep the pain out, only to realize we’ve trapped ourselves in with the memories. But ultimately, this isn't a sad song. It’s a survival song. The line “I built these dreams out of pain / you keep dancing through the rain” is the turning point. It is the realization that loving hard and losing deep isn't a weakness—it’s a gift. This song is about finding the courage to dance forward, even when the echoes are calling you back.

A heartfelt ballad that honors the quiet dignity of rural life and the memory of a loved one gone too soon, “Baling Hay” provides the lead single from Elexa Dawson's third studio album, Stay Put. “Baling Hay” is a tribute to Elexa’s Grandpa, a humble, hardworking soul whose tractor-greasy grace lives on in memory and song. With vivid pastoral imagery and an intimate vocal delivery, rooted in folk tradition and country soul, it’s a song that will be memorable for any music lover from rural North America.