SCOTT CLAY

Scott Clay’s new single, The Compass and the Wheel, is a moving piece of storytelling set to music. Inspired by Hampton Sides’ nonfiction book In the Kingdom of Ice, the song explores the tragic journey of the USS Jeanette.

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Recorded at Nashville’s Farmland Studios, the single features top-notch session musicians: Guthrie Trapp on guitar, Steve Mackey on bass and Greg Morrow on drums. The instrumentation feels carefully layered, letting Clay’s vocals carry the emotional weight while the music paints the frozen, isolated world of the Jeanette.