INTRODUCTION
Houston & Lace don’t sound interested in chasing trends, genres or polished industry narratives.
What they create feels rooted somewhere deeper, in trust, instinct and the kind of songwriting that comes from lived experience rather than performance.
In this conversation with Glitch & Gold, the Nashville duo talks about marriage, creative honesty, authenticity and the emotional weight behind the music they make together.
The result feels less like an interview and more like a glimpse into the world they’ve quietly been building all along.
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01 Marriage & Music
You’re not just collaborators, you’re married. How does that change the way you write music together?
It’s both rewarding and challenging because of the level of intimacy involved, but also incredibly freeing, because we trust one another completely.
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02 The First Spark
When a song starts, who usually brings the first idea?
We both bring ideas to the table, and the best idea always wins.
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03 Creative Tension
Do you ever disagree creatively, and what happens when you do?
Not really, other than the fact that Houston isn’t always eager to be overly exposed.
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04 Beyond Genre
Your music feels very “real country”. What does that actually mean to you today?
We don’t really think about being “country” as a genre. We just make the music we want to make, people can call it whatever they want.
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05 Stories Or Reality
How much of your real life ends up in your songs?
Less than you might think. Our songs can sound like someone hanging on for dear life, but ironically, we’ve been finding a lot of comfort and peace in our lives while writing and recording them, as macabre as they may seem at times.
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06 The Song That Changed Everything
Is there a song that feels the most personal to both of you?
“Lovers Do” made Houston’s father cry, and that was a turning point. It made us realize we should be making music together as an actual group.
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07 Outside The Nashville Machine
Nashville can be very industry-driven. How do you stay authentic in that environment?
We honestly don’t care much about “the scene.” We love our home, and we’re not interested in playing any games.
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08 Timelessness
What makes a song timeless instead of just “good”?
Authenticity.
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09 What People Haven’t Seen Yet
What are you building right now that people don’t see yet?
We’ve finally found a production team, a producer and a mixing engineer, who can take our songs and our sound and elevate them into exactly what we imagined, and more. That’s priceless.
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10 The Feeling
If someone hears Houston & Lace for the first time, what should they feel?
An alt-country revival.
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