Lindsey Rose Black’s “Texas Hammer” Nails It — And We’re Still Floating

Every now and then, a song comes along that feels like home. Not the picture-perfect kind of home with matching throw pillows and Pinterest lighting. We’re talking real-deal, lived-in home. Dirt roads and big skies. Kisses you’ll never forget. That tug in your chest when you feel everything and nothing at once.

Lindsey Rose Black’s “Texas Hammer” is that kind of song.

From the opening notes, there’s this warmth. A hum. Like a porchlight flicking on at sunset. Her voice—smoky, smooth, and soaked in soul—comes in like a familiar wind. It’s nostalgic, yeah, but not retro. It’s more like... classic. The kind of sound that sticks around for decades because it was never trying to follow a trend in the first place.

Raised in Fort Worth, but now splitting her time between Austin and LA, Lindsey clearly knows what it means to carry your roots with you—and let me tell you, “Texas Hammer” does not shy away from that. Pedal steels glide right up next to fuzzed-out guitars, and there’s this push-pull between alt-pop shimmer and dusty indie-rock grit that feels like the perfect collision of Texas and California. If you’ve ever blasted Kacey Musgraves, turned it down for Phoebe Bridgers, and then turned it back up for a little HAIM or Waxahatchee—you’re gonna eat this up.

But let’s talk about that bridge. If heaven ever had a jukebox, Lindsey just added a new selection. It doesn’t just hit—it transcends. The strings swell like they’re pulling you through a dream you don’t want to wake up from, and her vocals become something close to holy. That moment? That’s the kind of thing you only get when an artist knows exactly who they are and doesn’t flinch.

“Texas Hammer” is what authenticity sounds like when it’s not trying to be loud about it. It’s just there. In the details. In the ache. In the joy. In the truth of every note.

This is hands down our favorite track we’ve reviewed this year—and probably in a long while. It’s bold without being showy, tender without getting lost in the fog. It’s the sound of someone staying true to her voice and her story, and somehow, making it feel like yours too.

Lindsey Rose Black isn’t chasing the cowboy myth—she’s rewriting it. And if “Texas Hammer” is any indication of what’s to come from her debut album The Myth of the American Cowboy in 2025, then saddle up, because we’re about to witness something major.

There’s something electric happening in Lindsey’s music. You can feel it—like lightning just before it strikes. “Texas Hammer”.... it’s a statement: soft power, loud heart.