CODY BELEW: FINALLY READY FOR HIS DEBUT

When I answer a call from Nashville singer-songwriter Cody Belew, he sounds a little worn. Speaking through a thick Arkansas accent, he tells me, “I’ve been working on this upholstering project all day, but it’s been fighting me.”

Belew, you see, is an accomplished textile artist. “I started in alterations and tailoring, then worked in drapery for a while.” It was a way to keep accounts settled while working on a full-length pop album with his long-time producing and songwriting partner, Dustin Ransom.