Singer-songwriter Molly Tuttle cleaned up the awards last year, winning the Guitar Player of the Year prize from the International Bluegrass Music Association and the Americana Music Association. Now, Tuttle has released her debut album, When You're Ready, a showcase of her flatpicking style and personal lyricism which presents in packaged form the music that has helped to sell out shows in both the US and the UK. Tuttle released When You're Ready just before a grand hometown show at The Basement East; days after the release, she played shows at the Savannah Music Festival and here in Nashville at the Grand Ole Opry. Tuttle takes to the sky to perform shows in the UK throughout April; she'll return to the States to play shows and festivals throughout the spring. Take a listen to When You're Ready below. - Will Sisskind

Last month, The Deli teased the release of a new single from Nashville alt-rock up-and-comers The Ivins, who have already seen success from having their music played on FOX Sports and in quite a few Spotify playlists. Now, "Certain" has dropped across all streaming platforms, and a music video showing the band rocking out to the new track has materalized on YouTube. While the music video captures the energy of the band's electrifying performance, you'll find that there's more where that came from live. Catch The Ivins at New Faces Nite at The Basement East on April 9th, where they'll play alongside some of the city's other fine local acts such as Mariela, Morgan Wade, and Jon Worthy & the Bends. - Will Sisskind

If it seems like it's been a while since you heard from Oginalii, you might want to clean out your ears. They've stormed across the Rust Belt over the past few months playing shows in support of their upcoming album Cause and Affection. To mark the release, they'll play The Basement on April 5th, which is when the album will drop wherever you get your music. Back in November, The Deli wrote about "Forgotten Kindness", a single from the album which highlighted the intense sound that main shredder Emma Hoeflinger crafted to complement the call to empathy in her lyrics. Just last month, the band released "Light As A Feather", a darker track about managing and struggling to cope with anxiety in a healthy way. Take a listen to "Light As A Feather" below, and catch Oginalii and Cause and Affection at The Basement on April 5th. - Will Sisskind

The old adage goes: Couples who rock together stay together. And The Smoking Flowers, made up of Kim and Scott Collins, have rocked together in love and in music for two decades. Anyone close to Nashville's underground scene knows the Collins' rootsy music, and probably knows the recent story of Kim's battle and triumph over breast cancer. Her holistic recovery, along with a tour with Scott across the country in their Volvo 240 station wagon, led to two albums: 2018's rousing release Let's Die Together, and the upcoming juxtaposing acoustic album Snowball Out Of Hell. After a few years of bouncing from state to state, the Smoking Flowers are coming home to Nashville to play a set at The 5 Spot on April 13. It will be a celebration of Kim's good health, of the Smoking Flowers' new tunes, and of the love the Collinses share for music, for life, and for each other. Check out the music video for "Here 4 U Now" from Let's Die Together below. - Will Sisskind

If you have any familiarity with the Nashville synth scene whatsoever, you may have seen a show including either Kytoon or Basic Printer. You know that they pepper their masterful tracks with a secret blend of synthesizer magic. And you know that if you stripped away their electronics and handed each of them an acoustic guitar, they could still wow you with songwriting wizardry. You can see and hear this for yourself when Kytoon and Basic Printer play The Bowery Vault on April 6th in an event called Synthpop Unplugged. The show begins at 5:00; come early and prepare yourself for an electrifying evening of music sans any electric instruments. Below, take a listen to each of the artists' latest releases: Basic Printer's "Good Weird" from the album of the same name, and Kytoon's latest single "Save My Breath". - Will Sisskind