FOX 7 Unplugged: Granville Automatic

AUSTIN, Texas - Led by a modern-day Linda Ronstadt, Granville Automatic writes songs the Associated Press calls "haunting tales of sorrow and perseverance." With influences as diverse as The Smiths, Emmylou Harris, Simon & Garfunkel and Dawes, Granville Automatic has created a one-of-a-kind sound that revolves around their passion for storytelling. The duo, comprised of Nashville songwriters Vanessa Olivarez and Elizabeth Elkins, is named after a 19th century typewriter.

Granville Automatic's new album is Radio Hymns, a 13-track concept record mining Nashville's lost history from the two wives of city founder Timothy Demonbreun to the day in 1974 that the Ryman Auditorium was saved from the wrecking ball. The album features guest appearances from Jim Lauderdale, Kevin Griffin of Better Than Ezra, Ben Fields and Matraca Berg. Elkins and Olivarez self-produced the record, using some longtime Granville players and some of Nashville's legendary studio musicians (and studios). The album rocks and rolls, haunts and soars, and pays true homage to the mystery of Music City. The album has been featured in USA Today, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Bitter Southerner, The Tennessean, No Depression, American Songwriter and many more.

Elkins and Olivarez have written songs recorded by country stars Billy Currington (the Billboard Country Top 30 single "Drinkin' Town With A Football Problem"), Sugarland, Kira Isabella (the Billboard Canadian Country Top 15 hit "Little Girl"), Aaron Goodvin, Wanda Jackson, Angaleena Presley and numerous others. Their songwriting led them to a coveted Composers in Residence spot at Seaside, Fla.'s Escape to Create program. They've appeared on DittyTV, PBS' Sun Studio Sessions and WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour. You may have heard their songs on ABC's American Crime and The Lying Game, as well as Netflix's The Ranch. Their tour schedule is as frenzied as 150 shows a year, including stops at SXSW, the Key West, Island Hopper, Red River and 30A Songwriters festivals, CMA Fest and Tin Pan South. They've played at venues from the legendary Joshua Tree roadhouse Pappy & Harriet's to Texas' haunted Gruene Hall and have shared the stage with Gretchen Peters, Little Texas, Ty Herndon, Shenandoah, Radney Foster and The SteelDrivers.

For more information and tour dates – Please visit http://www.granvilleautomatic.com/