WITHDRAWN WITHIN

About

I’m J. Michael Wall, a 23-year-old singer-songwriter from Keachi, Louisiana. Withdrawn Within is my solo Doom-laced Red Dirt project, where I blend Red Dirt Country, Folk,and some Hard Rock and Doom influences.

I’m influenced by artists such as Townes Van Zandt, Tyler Childers, Colter Wall, Wyatt Flores, Turnpike Troubadours, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Treaty Oak Revival, Ole 60, Alice in Chains, Down, Acid Bath, early Black Sabbath, and others.

The songs follow a deliberate formula: Red Dirt songwriting with doom-leaning weight and atmosphere. Acoustic guitar serves as the backbone, layered with doomy electric lead lines and riffs, bass, programmed drums, occasional banjo, organ, piano, synths, or strings color the arrangements, while twangy vocals and basic song structures keep the focus on mood, restraint, and songwriting.