Aubrie Sellers calls her sound 'garage country,' and the label fits perfectly. It is music that respects the storytelling traditions of Nashville but dresses them in the leather jacket of 70s rock and roll. You will hear the clear, crystalline vocal lineage of her mother, Lee Ann Womack, but it is filtered through a heavy layer of fuzz, distortion, and swampy blues influence. It feels like a bridge between the Grand Ole Opry and a basement club in East Nashville.
What truly sets her apart is the tension between her delicate, often breathy vocal delivery and the aggressive, muscular arrangements behind her. While many of her contemporaries lean into polished pop-country or stripped-back Americana, Sellers chooses the path of most resistance, using feedback and gritty textures to underscore themes of isolation, restlessness, and emotional honesty. The production is thick and tactile, favoring analog warmth over digital perfection.
Start with her debut album, 'New City Blues.' It serves as the definitive manifesto for her aesthetic, blending sharp songwriting with a restless sonic energy that refuses to be categorized. From there, move to 'Far From Home' to hear her expand those textures into more cinematic, expansive territory that feels like a lonely drive through the American West.
Aubrie Lee Sellers (born February 12, 1991) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. She is the daughter of singer/songwriters Jason Sellers and Lee Ann Womack; and the stepdaughter of music producer Frank Liddell. Sellers's debut album, New City Blues, was released on January 29, 2016, through Carnival Music. Many of the songs on New City Blues were co-written with Adam Wright. She was featured on Dr. Ralph's 2015 album, Ralph Stanley and Friends: A Man of Constant Sorrow, where she sang “White Dove” with her mother, Lee Ann Womack.
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