Moments in Timelessness

What Not To Album ∙ Country ∙ 2025 Tucker Wetmore The title track of Tucker Wetmore’s debut album,  What Not To , holds poignant significance for the Washington-born singer-songwriter. As the “Wind Up Missin’ You” hitmaker tells Apple Music, “What Not To” is an advice song in reverse and is inspired by Wetmore’s difficult experiences with his estranged father, whose actions he believes serve as examples of how not to live a loving and fulfilled life. The wrenching tune is also imbued with hard-earned compassion for the man who abandoned Wetmore’s family, with a gut-punch of a lyric at the song’s bridge: “Momma said you don’t pray no more/Breaks my heart, so I do it for you.” “I obviously don’t talk to my dad often, and I haven’t talked to him in years,” Wetmore says. “One of the last conversations we had was him telling me that he don’t pray no more. And that’s when I said, ‘That’s all right, I’ll do it for you.’ And then we parted ways.” While “What Not To” is the beating heart of...

Waves On A Sunset Album ∙ Country ∙ 2024 Tucker Wetmore Tucker Wetmore came out of nowhere in 2024, ripping through the country music industry like the tornadoes that inspired his  Twisters  soundtrack song, “Already Had It.” The small-town Washington native nabbed two quick hits with singles “Wine Into Whiskey” and “Wind Up Missin’ You,” both of which appear on this debut EP. Wetmore co-wrote six of the EP’s eight tracks, with co-writers including Dan Wilson, Josh Thompson, and Tucker Beathard. Other highlights on the EP include opening track “Silverado Blue,” a laidback and groovy tailgate tune that makes great use of Wetmore’s soulful and textured voice, and “Break First,” an infectious, uptempo will-they-won’t-they love song with bright guitar and a toe-tapping beat. Wetmore closes  Waves on a Sunset  with the cleverly titled “Mister Miss Her,” a melodic ballad with wordplay for days.