The song is the duo’s first collaboration
Acclaimed artists Maggie Rose and Grace Potter collaborate on the smoldering new single, “Poison In My Well,” via One Riot Records. “Poison In My Well,” sees the duo collaborate for the first time on the soul and blues-drenched, slow-burn anthem. With equal parts pop influence, the track calls out those who can’t celebrate other people’s successes. Built on grit, harmony, swagger and raw emotion, “Poison In My Well” showcases Maggie and Grace’s distinct talents and powerful vocals.
The song was co-written by Maggie Rose and longtime collaborators Melissa Fuller and Davis Naish. Lyrically, Maggie approached the track as a counter to the killjoy mentality. It was produced by Naish and long-time Maggie collaborator Ben Tanner.
“‘Poison In My Well’ might be about those who can’t manage to be happy for others but I try to focus on the people who are along for the journey I’m taking them on and Grace Potter is one of those people. I shared the song with her hoping she might be a part of it, and she laid her vocals down that week. I couldn’t believe my friend and one of the best voices in rock n’ roll joined me on this song,” Rose says.
“Maggie and I have been friends for a long time and wanted to work together even before we met, so the opportunity to record ‘Poison in My Well’ was a long time coming,” Grace adds. “It’s the perfect song for two bad bitches, framed as the good guys, but always wanting to be the villains.”
Rose’s latest album, No One Gets Out Alive, earned her a Grammy nomination for Americana Album of the Year. Rose is nominated for Emerging Act Of The Year by the Americana Music Association; their 24th Annual Awards ceremony will be held in Nashville on September 10th. She also recently collaborated with the iconic Vince Gill to cover the Bonnie Raitt classic, “I Can’t Make You Love Me.” Upcoming appearances include the Newport Folk Festival, Floyd Fest, and a special show at AmericanaFest with the Nashville Symphony on September 9th.
Three-time Grammy Award nominee Grace Potter dhas released five critically acclaimed studio albums, including 2019’s Daylight, which was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rock Album, toured and collaborated with some of the music industry’s best, including The Grateful Dead, The Rolling Stones, The Allman Brothers, Willie Nelson, Neil Young, Chris Stapleton and Kenny Chesney (their collaboration earned Grace her first Grammy nomination), and has played nearly every major music festival, including Coachella, Lollapalooza, and Bonnaroo, in addition to launching Burlington’s Grand Point North Festival. Her new album Medicine, is out now. Recorded in 2008, the T Bone Burnett-produced LP captured Potter at a moment of profound metamorphosis, then wound up shelved. Potter has now joined forces with Hollywood Records to unearth those recordings from deep in the vaults to release the powerhouse album that’s equal parts archival gem and thrilling new addition to her extraordinary catalog.
