9/7 Update - We've removed copies of Sunset Drive from our webstore because our event with Denitia is today, but no worries—we have copies of the colored vinyl LP & CD available for purchase in person in the record store. We hope to see you at our event at 5:00 PM!
We’re very excited to welcome Denitia to Grimey’s to celebrate the release of her new album Sunset Drive, on Saturday, September 7th, at 5:00 PM. We got to hear Denitia sing a few songs for us at our recent indie record store Summer Camp conference in New Orleans so we know what a treat you’re in for. You can preorder your copy of Sunset Drive now on limited edition bone white vinyl and CD either in the shop or in the Grimey’s webstore for your wristband for the signing (wristbands are limited - they guarantee entrance to the event and are required to participate in the signing for all 13+)
On her new album, Sunset Drive, Denitia shares her story of going after something new — a life back in Nashville, where she attended college, immersed in both the city’s roots music scene and the community of the artist collective Black Opry — while experiencing the menagerie of emotions that come with leaving behind what you knew and starting over. As she was making and releasing her 2022 album, Highways, Denitia realized the life she was building in New York’s Hudson Valley was no longer serving her or making her happy.
Throughout Sunset Drive, Denitia is an open book sonically. She draws from the country and alternative rock music she listened to growing up outside of Houston; the songs of artists such as the Eagles, Vince Gill, Waylon Jennings, Joni Mitchell, Dolly Parton, and Neil Young, ever present in her life; and the decade she spent entrenched in Brooklyn’s indie music scene. “I wanted to make a sonic world that you step into, and you’re not really sure what’s gonna happen, but something feels familiar enough for you to stay,” she says. Acoustic guitar, pedal steel, and Denitia’s sweet, sparkling voice create cohesion among Sunset Drive’s 12 songs. Helping, too, is Denitia’s co-writer and producer, Brad Allen Williams, guitarist in Brittany Howard’s touring band who has also collaborated with Brandy, Nate Smith, Cece Winans, and others.
Denitia is one of CMT’s 2024 Next Women of Country and was named an artist to watch by the Nashville Scene in January. She is making her Grand Ole Opry debut in late June, and she will open shows for Mickey Guyton in the fall. “There are fewer things holding me back in terms of where I want to go musically and how fast and focused I’m gonna be getting there,” she says. “The only thing that’s anchoring me right now is my passion for making more records.”
Get on board with this incredible artist on the rise by joining us when Denitia performs and greets fans in the shop on the day following her album release - Saturday, September 7th, at 5:00 PM. Secure your spot and participate in our signing by preordering Sunset Drive in the store or on our website today.
