The hors d’oeuvres keep on coming. Appaloosa is the third taster for American Mythology, the forthcoming album from Nashville duo Haunted Like Human. And, with every serving, the anticipation gets keener.

Release Date: 19th September 2025

Label: Self Release

Formats: Digital

I KNOW THAT FEELING…

And, so – the hors d’oeuvres keep on coming. Appaloosa is the third in a quickfire series of tasters that we’ve had, by way of whetting our appetite for American Mythology, the forthcoming album from Nashville duo, Haunted Like Human. We thoroughly enjoyed the first two singles in the sequence – Married In Savannah (a slice of good-time, grudge-bearing, ‘told -you-so’ country rock) and Family Name (a winsome folk song that holds the weight of what it means to carry the family name).

Third single, Appaloosa, is an easy-as-pie love song, taken from the viewpoint of someone who can’t believe that they’ve landed such an amazing woman – a feeling with which I can fully empathise!

HAUNTED LIKE HUMAN

Just in case you haven’t been paying attention, let’s recap once again: Haunted Like Human is the result of a chance meeting between Dale Chapman (lead vocals and lyrics) and Cody Clark (guitar, backing vocals and music), in a Nashville coffee shop, back in 2017.  An initial conversation led, quickly, to a musical partnership and the duo’s debut album, Ghost Stories, saw light of day in September of that year.  Singles, an acclaimed EP (Folklore) and a run of intimate live shows followed, culminating in 2021 in the duo’s sophomore album, Tall Tales & Fables, the album that first drew our attention to this outstanding pairing. The American Mythology album is scheduled for release on 17th October and, with every snippet that comes our way, our anticipation for the main event grows keener.

ROLL ON, 17th OCTOBER…

And new single Appaloosa does nothing to buck that trend. Dale’s crystal vocals soar above the acoustic guitar, banjo and fiddle backing as he acknowledges the imperfections of the song’s subject, whilst issuing eulogies to her godlike qualities with lines like: “She is messy in her musings, but all she touches turns to gold.” Cody’s harmonies are as warm as ever as he joins Dale for the “I need her like a prairie needs the rain” refrain. It’s a satisfying slice of easy-going country rock. As I listened, it occurred to me: with every song I hear from Haunted Like Human, my interest grows. 17th October is shaping up to be a very special day.

Listen to Family Name – the second single to be taken from forthcoming album, American Mythology – below:

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