DREW Holcomb, alongside Nathan Dugger, Rich Brinsfield, and his wife Ellie Holcomb spin gently rolling Americana tunes with gentle builds and a folky textures.

2014’s Medicine consists of 12 dynamic tracks of love, dedication, and encouragement. Even when the going gets rough, Holcomb has a way of lifting his audience up: “I never was much for small talk/born with a heart felt heavy as stone/but I still love the sound of laughter/it’s the sound of hope keeping us alive.”

This article appears in Apr 1-7, 2015.