Featured Tune: "Dreamer" from Olav Larsen & The Alabama Rodeo Stars

Chasing Shadows on a Dirt Road

Dreamer by Olav Larsen & The Alabama Rodeo Stars is the kind of song that doesn't just play, it lingers. It’s not flashy or desperate for attention, but instead feels like something you stumble upon on a long drive through forgotten backroads, where the radio crackles and the sky is heavy with stories.

There’s a slow, deliberate sadness here, wrapped in the kind of melody that feels both timeless and quietly cinematic. Larsen’s voice carries a beautiful weariness, like a man who's spent a lifetime walking through storms but still pauses to watch the sunset. There’s a rawness to his delivery that strips the song of artifice. Every word feels lived-in, heavy with memories he doesn’t need to spell out.

The arrangement leans into the strength of simplicity. Faint pedal steel cries in the background like distant thunder, while the acoustic guitar keeps things grounded. But what really cuts deep is the duet, those soft harmonies that creep in and echo the main vocal like a ghost following just out of reach. It’s subtle, but devastatingly effective.