Music
Albums, Singles & Cover Songs
Every Exteran Studios release, written by Brian Kittrell and voiced through the Dawson McCoy and Sadie McCoy personas.
Albums
Full-length releases
This Long Broken Road
This Long Broken Road was conceived, written, and performed by Brian Kittrell. The album brings together his original lyrics, melodies, vocal performances, and creative direction into a single body of work shaped by survival, heartbreak, reflection, and resili…
This Big Broken World
This Big Broken World was conceived and written by Brian Kittrell, continuing his dual-persona storytelling project that began with This Long Broken Road. While the first record was rooted in deeply personal struggle, this follow-up expands the focus outward, …
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This Long Broken Road: His, Hers & Mine
Dawson McCoy
Dawson McCoy is an AI voice persona shaped from Brian Kittrell's lyrics and guide recordings for This Long Broken Road. Built on human blueprints by Brian that have now been published, Dawson delivers the songs with grit, edge, and lived-in weight—the sound of someone who has walked broken roads and still finds reason to sing.
This Long Broken Road: His marks Dawson's debut—performances that fuse tradition with modern AI tools, giving the timeless weight of Americana a contemporary edge. These songs reflect hard truths, quiet endurance, and the strength it takes to keep moving forward.
Behind the Music: Dawson McCoy
This Long Broken Road
Three voices, one journey. At the heart of the project are the lyrics and melodies of Brian Kittrell—raw lines of heartbreak, endurance, and redemption. Every song begins with his writing, recorded as a blueprint that shapes what comes next. Brian Kittrell's own performances were released on February 6, 2026, offering the first, unfiltered interpretation—intimate, honest, and unmistakably his.
From that foundation, the same songs bloom into two new perspectives: Dawson and Sadie McCoy. Through instruments, modern production, and AI vocal adaptation, the music becomes a trilogy of performances—His, Hers, and the original voice that started it all. One set of songs. Three distinct deliveries. Different edges, different colors, the same lived emotion—proving a single story can be told three ways and still hit the same heart.
Behind the Music: Frequently Asked Questions
Sadie McCoy
Sadie McCoy is the companion AI voice persona, bringing the same songs to life from a different emotional perspective. Where Dawson is raw and rugged, Sadie embodies warmth, strength, and vulnerability—balancing tenderness with power to reveal love and resilience shining through hardship.
This Long Broken Road: Hers stands as a companion to Dawson's debut—not a mirror, but a true reinterpretation. Through Sadie's voice, the same songs reveal new shades of endurance, hope, and truth, reminding us that every story changes with the voice that carries it.
Behind the Music: Sadie McCoyFeatured
Music Videos
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Brian Kittrell – Falling Down (Official Music Video)
Falling Down – Written and performed by Brian Kittrell
Brian says: I wanted "Falling Down" to bring listeners to the heart of what depression feels like for those who suffer with it. The endless fall into the depths, the isolation, and the anxiety of no relief–no end in sight.
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Dawson McCoy – War Inside (Official Music Video)
War Inside – Written by Brian Kittrell, performed by Dawson McCoy. From the album This Long Broken Road
Brian says: "War Inside" is one of the darkest and most honest songs I've ever written. It's about the invisible battles we carry in silence—the ones nobody else sees but shape every breath and every step we take. This song is for everyone who's ever felt broken, exhausted, or forgotten, and I hope it reminds you that even in the darkest places, you're not alone.
From the Broken Road to the Broken World
This Big Broken World
This Big Broken World is the studio's second album, released October 17, 2025 (Dawson McCoy's "His" edition) and October 24, 2025 (Sadie McCoy's "Hers" edition). Whereas Broken Road was primarily focused on internal struggle, Broken World expands the perspective to American societal issues and those affecting this big, broken world.