NASHVILLE, TENN. – Folk duo Haunted Like Human – Dale Chapman (they/them) and Cody Clark (he/him) – “carefully crafted songs might touch on stories of gods and magical creatures,” (-Americana UK), but the latest single “Appaloosa,” dispels the myth of the perfect woman.
“She is messy in her musings, but all she touches turns to gold,” Chapman sings over the soaring fiddle and banjo. It’s the perfect rendering of an imperfect woman being treated like a goddess.
“‘Appaloosa’ is a song about falling in love with someone you believe is far better than you. The main character sees themselves as a screw up in a lot of ways, but they know that their partner makes them a better person,” explains Chapman.
It is the latest single from the forthcoming album American Mythology, a shapely set of songs that borrow from universal lore in order to reveal intimate truths available on October 17, 2025.
The duo are currently on a U.S. tour and will celebrate the album with a hometown show in Nashville at City Winery on Wednesday, October 8. Full list of tour dates below.
“You Gotta Hear This: Married In Savannah” – The Bluegrass Situation
“a promise of more to come as the duo explores what it means to be human through the lens of gods, beasts and demons.” – EARMILK
“Within region and place there’s the pinpoint of family – that’s what Haunted Like Human celebrates here in this sparsely arranged, vocally pristine folk song [‘Family Name’].”
About Haunted Like Human:
It’s been four years since the release of 2021’s Tall Tales & Fables, driven by the success of singles “Ohio” (featured on Spotify’s “Indie Bluegrass playlist in October 2021), and “Run Devil Run,” which recently had a viral TikTok moment, catapulting the song to 1 million + streams.
Haunted Like Human Tour
SEPT 20 / COLUMBUS, OH @ Rambling House
SEPT 26 / PAW PAW, MI @ The Lucky Wolf
SEPT 27 / TRAVERSE, MI @ The Workshop Brewing Company
SEPT 28 / CINCINNATI, OH @ Queen City Balladeers Leo Coffeehouse
OCT 8 / NASHVILLE, TN @ City Winery
OCT 29 / BUFFALO, NY @ Duende at Silo City
OCT 30 / OSSINING, NY @ Sing Sing Kill Brewery
OCT 31 / PEMBROKE, NH @ Pembroke City Limits
NOV 1 / CAMPTON, NH @ Mad River Coffee
NOV 2 / NEW HAVEN, CT @ Never Ending Books
NOV 4 / ROCHESTER, NY @ 75 Stutson Street
NOV 12 / BOSTON, MA @ City Winery
NOV 13 / TURNERS FALL, MA @ Rendezvous
NOV 14 / RIDGEWOOD, NY @ STone Circle Subterranea
NOV 15 / HAVERTOWN, PA @ The Kelly Center
You can reached Haunted Like Human through website hauntedlikehuman.com, Instagram @haunted.like.human.music, Facebook, Twitter @HLHOfficial, Spotify, and YouTube @HauntedLikeHuman