“Our Road” is a standout on Little Clarissa and Other Stories by Joe Martyn Ricke. It’s one of those movie credit songs that really generates an atmosphere for the longing expressed in this album. Katie Shore provides a fiddle breakdown on this track that’s perfect for the dance floor. . . .

• The album design by Sir Gordo Ricke (my brother and exactly one-half of The Ricke Brothers singer/songwriter duo) for the physical version of the new album is almost done.

I am super thankful to Jimi Palacios and NOLA County Radio for playing my new single “Our Road” (featuring Katie Shore on fiddle) on an incredible playlist last week (July 1/2).