Antlers & Acorns: Caleb Caudle & The Sweet Critters

Caleb Caudle- A native of the Winston-Salem area of North Carolina, Caudle began playing music as a teenager, notably with a group called the Bayonets. Initially inspired by punk, his tastes expanded to encompass rootsier music as he aged. He released an indie debut, Red Bank Road, in 2007 but didn’t dedicate himself to music full-time until 2012, after the release of Tobacco Town.  Caudle relocated from North Carolina to Nashville in 2019, and his next album was recorded in his new hometown. Aiming for a natural sound, he recorded 2020’s Better Hurry Up at the Cash Cabin, which was once Johnny Cash‘s personal recording studio; the musicians included members of Wilco, the Jayhawks, Drivin’ N Cryin’, and Willie Nelson‘s and Sturgil Simpson‘s road bands.