Kentucky native S.G.Goodman is 32 tracks across three albums into a solo career that already looks pretty formidable. Her music spans folk, Americana, country and rock, starting with Space and Time – track one off her debut solo album, Old Time Feeling – and ends (for now) on the excellent Heaven Song, track 11 off 2025’s Planting by the Signs.
Goodman’s work is deeply personal, experiential, kind of relaxed (except for the rock bits), warm and intimate. Life, death, grief, reconciliation, anger, discrimination, love – it’s all there. Her sound blends current production values with some old ones and some evergreen ideas too, which as a totality embrace a cross-generational audience.
For today’s song I’ve picked Space and Time, characterised primarily by a treacle-warm, reverb electric guitar and lyrics of sincerity and simplicity:
“I never wanna leave this world without saying I love you
Without saying what you mean to me
You know it makes me happy, oh, when we share this space and time
Want you to know you shaped this heart of mine…”
The lyrics take a darker turn too; the song switches up for the bridge and has a careful mid-song guitar solo, void of flash but full of feel.
Goodman has a powerful soprano range that can tremble or smash and in the opening three songs of Old Time Feeling, you can hear three different genres. Do some exploring – there is a lot well worth your time. Hope you like Space and Time and have a good weekend!
I started a music WhatsApp group in 2023. I send one song a week on a Friday, with links to both Apple and Spotify, and an accompanying narrative/capsule piece. You’ll read it here on a Sunday. If you want to engage about a song, get a playlist or just get in touch, email me on markgrosin@gmail.com.
Listen to Space and Time on Spotify here and Apple Music here.
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