Cruz Contreras Shares a 'Bitter Pill' on Melancholy Stop Giving Your Heart Away

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Bobbie Jean Sawyer
August 31, 2023
Wide Open Country
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Americana singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Cruz Contreras wrote "Stop Giving Your Heart Away"; from his debut solo album Cosmico (out Sept. 15), following a period of self-reflection and personal upheaval. The melancholic song ended up serving as a gentle reminder to himself.

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