One of Nashvillle's most creative and timeless young songwriters, Justin Townes Earle represents a new breed of Tennessee songwriting that looks to push the boundaries of the traditional country music template. Get your hands on the free Mp3 download of 'Hard Living' as part of FDM.com's Chosen Few feature for 2009 now.

The harrowing new voice of nu-Americana is North Carolina singer/ songwriter Jeff Zentner. Writing stark, poignant and fragile songs that sound like a dark-hearted Iron & Wine he is FDM.com's first One to Watch for 2009. Download the track 'Things We Fed To The Fire' exclusively here.

January 2009