There is a specific kind of quiet you find in the Midwest, and listening to Derby Hill and his self-titled release, "Derby Hill", feels like stumbling into that quiet after a long, noisy shift. It’s not the silence of emptiness; it’s the silence of after. After the argument, after the paycheck clears, after the sun goes down over the Detroit skyline or a Chicago...

The musician and singer-songwriter Romain Gutsy got his start in the music industry in the 1990s. He was born in France. He has shared the stage with more well-known artists, such as the Grammy Award-winning alternative rock band Soul Asylum and the American singer Calvin Russell. He has also shared the stage with French bands such as Les Affamés and Daffy Plays Mandola. https://soundcloud.com/romain-gutsy After taking a...