New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Award-winning artist Donovan Woods recently released his new single "All Mine," an optimistic song that showed a different side of the musician. An acclaimed writer who has written songs for artists such as Tim McGraw, Charlie Worsham, Charles Kelley (of Lady Antebellum), and Billy Currington while amassing a catalog of rousing and well-received music of his own, Woods' "All Mine" discovers the elusive silver lining - that beautiful moment when you realize you've broken free of someone else's expectations. Representing more than a new perspective, it breaks the familiar acoustic guitar with a layered production, yet it's unmistakably a Donovan Woods song - eloquent, disarmingly honest, and rich in details.
He releases the video for "All Mine," debuted by Rolling Stone Country who stated "Woods' hazy, languid composition is an ideal musical backdrop for these scenes, bolstered by a chipper, handclap-assisted beat and a pirouetting lead guitar line that echoes around his sandpapery vocals." Watch "All Mine" here:
"'All Mine' is a song about the feeling of working through adversity and realizing you've emerged intact," Woods told Rolling Stone. "It's kind of like that first healthy day after having a cold. Or when you get a new haircut that you quite like, that's a similar feeling. The world feels kind of new. It's a trick, but man it's lovely. The video, shot by the inimitable Matt Barnes, is about two excellent looking young people absolutely in the throes of that trick. In love with the moment. Our hope is that it would be a joy to watch, and we hope you like it."
"All Mine" recently reached #3 on the CBC Radio national chart. Woods has also earned nominations for the MusicRow "Song of the Year" Award and the JUNO "Songwriter of the Year" Award.
Woods was raised in a small Canadian town, north of the Detroit border, to the sounds of country music with a healthy dose of folk and pop influence. This combination instilled in him a strong belief in the power of a memorable melody, the importance of everyday language, and the impact of a relatable narrative. With more than 30 million streams on Spotify, Woods' compositions have been lauded as "a stark, stunning ballad" (Rolling Stone), as well as, "a very simple beauty" (Entertainment Weekly), and "an emotional wallop" (Billboard).
Woods built his reputation by writing music that is a product of both country and folk. However, his songwriting shows how distracting the line separating the two can be. Whether they're composed about big ideas or seemingly minor incidents, broken promises or the hint of romance, Woods' songs affect listeners deeply. Although he explores new sonic textures with "All Mine," what remains constant is that Donovan Woods possesses a compelling voice made to tell stories - his stories and our own.
"All Mine" is available worldwide through iTunes, Spotify, and all other digital platforms.
