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First Listen: Adam Hood, 'Somewhere In Between'

Adam Hood has written songs for big-name acts like Miranda Lambert and Little Big Town, but for his solo work, he prefers a leaner, more low-key approach.
Adam Hood's <em>Somewhere In Between</em> comes outs Oct. 12

There's a fascination with music-makers who go from to working in the spotlight, like , , and so many others have. That strikes us as the natural progression for someone motivated by artistic vision, ego, ambition or any combination of the three. So we tend to be even more curious about those who are content to straddle, for instance, crafts hits for others, but still in her own performing career. Native Alabamian Adam Hood has his own arrangement, which involves contributing to the catalogs of big-name country acts ('s "" and 's "," for instance) while taking a with his own output.

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