WITHDRAWN WITHIN

About

I’m J. Michael Wall, a 23-year-old singer-songwriter from Keachi, Louisiana. Withdrawn Within is my solo black clay country project, where I blend Red Dirt Country, folk,and some hard rock influences on top of modern trap production..

I’m influenced by artists such as Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, John Prine, Tyler Childers, Colter Wall, Zach Bryan, Wyatt Flores, Turnpike Troubadours, Treaty Oak Revival, Ole 60, Alice in Chains, early Black Sabbath, Dax Riggs, and others.

The songs follow a deliberate formula: Red Dirt songwriting with doom-leaning weight and atmosphere all over trap beats. Acoustic guitar serves as the backbone, layered with doomy electric lead lines and riffs, bass (sub bass and or bass guitar.), trap beats, Occasional banjo, organ, piano, synths, or strings color the arrangements, while twangy vocals and basic song structures keep the focus on mood, restraint, and songwriting.