Rob Sumner and Riddy Arman

Singer-songwriter Bob Sumner cites the musically progressive sensibilities of his heroes when talking about the spirit of his new album, Some Place to Rest Easy. “They were always creating something
new, something different,” he says of idols like George Jones, Willie Nelson, and Waylon Jennings. With that ideology in mind, Sumner set about creating an album that takes as much inspiration from the audio production of Randy Travis as it does the lyrical soul of Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker a melding of eras, sounds, concepts, and stylings that’s informed by the past, but never bound by it.
Riddy Arman: “The resolve in Arman’s vocals recalls icons like Johnny Cash or Dolly Parton both strong songwriters who were able to distill a sense of melancholy, romance, and sincerity in the necessary hurt of being human.”