This week on No Simple Road we are stoked to bring you Hillary Grace from Fretland! Fretland just released their debut album on May 22nd and we catch up with Hillary to talk about creating from pain, having mental space to create beauty, living somewhere incredibly amazing, what it was like to finally make their first full length album, finding family in your friends, and a whole lot more!While still getting footing on their newest plateau, Fretland has lots to enjoy in the view behind them. The band corralled two sonic stalwarts for their first full length record, including engineer Nich Wilbur (Angel Olsen, Black Belt Eagle Scout) and Seattle-area sage Trevor Spencer (Father John Misty, Fleet Foxes), who mixed the record. The band, rife with energy and momentum, has already created one of those strong foundations that allows for a long story to unfold in great detail and with much revelation.Become a Patron through Patreon.com - This is how you get involved in making sure we can continue bringing you conversations with artists and talking about the things that connect us as a Family! JOIN THE NO SIMPLE ROAD FAMILY!Leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you get NSR!***THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY THE AMAZING AND INCREDIBLE SHOP TOUR BUS & DEFYNE PREMIUM CANNABIS AND HARRY'S RAZORS!!!!INTRO MUSIC BY AND USED WITH OUR GRATITUDE AND THE PERMISSION OF:THE HIGGSSUPPORT SWEET RELIEF: Sweet Relief is providing immediate assistance to anyone in the music industry who has been financially impacted by COVID-19Sweet Relief has received thousands of applications for assistance; applicants include: Artists, crew, venue workers, agents, managers, photographersSweet Relief pays for vital living expenses, including: Medical bills, health insurance, prescriptions, utility/telephone bills, groceries, auto-related expenses, and clothing.Applications are being accepted now, please apply for help OR donate to help those in need at SWEETRELIEF.ORGNo Simple Road is part of OSIRIS MEDIA. Osiris is creating a community that connects people like you with podcasts and live experiences about artists and topics you love. To stay up to date on what we’re up to, visit our site and sign up for our newsletter. Osiris works in partnership with JamBase, which connects music fans with the music they love and empowers them to go see live musicSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/nosimpleroad. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.