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Fayetteville, Arkansas native Nick Shoulders’s yodeling voice echoes with nostalgia and haunting complexity like the forgotten rocky hollers he comes from. The prolific songwriter first established himself playing with bands like Thunderlizards and Shawn James & the Shapeshifters in the early 2010’s before finding wider success with his solo work, earnestly evoking country before the genre took brand advertising too seriously with raucous, clever songs like “Rather Low” and “Snakes and Waterfalls.” There’s nothing wrong with Miller Lite or Georgia pickup trucks in easy-to-sing C-chords, but Shoulders reminds us that country is far deeper than generic White Americana. Big Cedar Fever and South Texas Tweek open.

Three phenomenal voices, all possessed by artists at exciting junctures in their solo journeys. Esmé Patterson, singer on Shakey Graves’ “Dearly Departed,” continued to gravitate away from indie folk on exceptional fourth album There Will Come Soft Rains, honing delicate-yet-dynamic high melodies over jangly, enchanting pop. Sabrina Ellis, when not enlivening audiences with A Giant Dog and Sweet Spirit, enthralls with personal and pure songwriting. Former Löwin leader, S.L. Houser, meanwhile, appears on the heels of second solo single “Reflection Refraction,” an introspective pop realization, conveying the feeling of finding yourself.