Evan Bartels - To Make You Cry EP (2025) Hi-Res

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 11, 2025) – Singer/Songwriter Evan Bartels announces his upcoming project To Make You Cry releasing May 23 via Lost Highway Records, with the title track out now. Bartels showcases his profound storytelling on To Make You Cry, creating an epic, cinematic landscape with little more than an acoustic guitar and vocals. Recorded in his handmade cabin outside of Nashville, this stunning six-song set not only takes notice of those people who are often unseen but also explores the sacrifices and spirituality of a working musician.

“I wanted these stories and songs to be very intimate, where it feels like you’re hearing something through a wall, or you’re seeing something through a window, and you perhaps shouldn’t be,” explains Bartels. “Also, I wanted it to feel expansive. I wanted it to sound like the West, which is often stark and intensely beautiful in a way that takes your breath away.”

On the haunting title track written by Bartels with Bobby Tomberlin and Curt Gibbs, “To Make You Cry” encompasses the pain and turmoil relationships endure over time and distance.

“‘To Make You Cry’ isn’t just a song. It’s the ash that has come from the flame of my life,” shares Bartels. “It’s more than hope. It’s resolve. No matter how dark the night, just make it to the morning.” Listen to “To Make You Cry”