"It's about deep heartache and betrayal; an experience I had that was so intense the only way to express how it felt was to embed it in this song" remarks Justin Utley, speaking on the release of his fifth official music video single off his newest album SCARS. "It's deeply personal and emotional, I think it resonates with anyone who has been at the difficult end of a relationship's rope." For more about the backstory of this video, visit https://www.justinutley.com Subscribe to Justin's Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/JustinUtleyMusic Filmed at Twig Media Lab, Salt Lake City Directed by Christopher Lee Edited by Alexander Lee Words & Music by Justin Utley and Taylor Hartley. Recorded at Foreign Fix, Salt Lake City / Mastered at Abbey Road Studios, London SCARS is available on Times Squared Records. ©2021 Audio Union Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. #JustinUtley, #SCARS, #UnderneathMySkin http://vevo.ly/gRHNT0

Tackling the topics of suicide and mental health, Justin Utley pays homage to the scars that make us who we are: unique, different, and beautiful. The inspiration behind the video, shot in the western desert of Utah, Justin remarks "I really wanted to incorporate the idea that although some of these broken and unwanted things people left behind to forget about, were still here. They had a story.  I felt that tied in beautifully with the message about our scars." For more about the backstory of this video, visit https://www.justinutley.com/ Written by Justin Utley, Randy Willcox, and Taylor Hartley. Recorded at Foreign Fix Mastered at Abbey Road SCARS is now available on Times Squared Records. https://justinutley.bandcamp.com https://www.amazon.com/Justin-Utley/e/B001LICCH4 https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/justin-utley/125804705 https://open.spotify.com/artist/1r8bsx0KuITdrnfv21tbAv https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyS-Kb05pddjKW59paQy3Yg http://vevo.ly/0elJbG

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Trapped in a jukebox and trying to escape, Justin takes a journey into a visually Beatle-esque and a lyrically melancholic conundrum of being as low as it gets while celebrating that there's nowhere else to go but up. Directed & Animated by David Gomez (ig @elbuendraws) For more about the backstory of this video, visit https://www.justinutley.com/ Music & Lyrics by Justin Utley and Taylor Hartley. Recorded at Foreign Fix, USA Mastered at Abbey Road, UK SCARS is now available on Times Squared Records. https://www.JustinUtley.com https://justinutley.bandcamp.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Justin-Utley/e/B001LICCH4 https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/justin-utley/125804705 https://open.spotify.com/artist/1r8bsx0KuITdrnfv21tbAv https://www.youtube.com/JustinUtleyMusic ©2020 Audio Union Entertainment. All Rights Reserved.

“American Nightmare” is Justin Utley’s first single release since his activism work in Utah helped to ban conversion therapy, the discredited practice that aims to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender expression, in the state. “The win was not only cathartic but rewarding and empowering,” he says. Utah is now the 19th state to ban conversion therapy. Utley plans to take his fight to the other 31 states. “I’ll take my guitar wherever I need to in order to keep this conversation going and get this horrific, shame-based sham of therapy banned. It’s unethical, it’s disproven, and yet so many are caught in its web of lies, inevitable failure, and suicide.” He blames the lawmakers who blindly follow their party lines and church leaders instead of the will of the constituents who elected them. It’s one of the reasons he chose to shoot the music video for “American Nightmare” in a church (incidentally, the same church used for the Touched by An Angel series) and includes scenes with crowds in blindfolds, unable and unwilling to see the disasters that lie ahead. Directed by: Preston Lange Cinematography: Eudo Quiroz Lighting: Kent Barlow Editing: Preston Lange Production Manager: Tyler Wright A BriteLite Studio Production Featuring: Adam Becraft, Omar Navarro, Sarah Webster, Rex Muhlestein, Brittney Souther, Vincent Nguyen, Micah Taylor, Robyn Kibbie, Nicole Duke, Masen Brandon, Corey Belden, Casey Larsen, Kameron Knobel, Laura Thorn, Ben Burnett, Johnny Navarro, Dustin Johnson, Summer Johnson, Betty Utley, Bobbie DiChellis, Kaileigh Armstrong, Ramon Ibarra #JustinUtley #AmericanNightmare #SCARS

The third single from his new album #SCARS, Justin Utley brings back his Americana Rock flavor and writes about looking for love in all the wrong places.  The opening line "The truth of the matter, no matter how long I've been chasing disaster, it's time that I move on for the next best mistake for my heart to make" is a cycle nearly anyone can relate to. "Its some kind of universal draw," says Utley. "I found myself swiping left and chasing love for the sake of having it, when in reality, it's much better to have yourself, and let love happen, when and if it happens, organically.  Its important to remember that there isn't a 1/2 of you that exists as an empty, loveless void.  You are complete as you are, and there is no rule that you can't be happy and fulfilled being single." Filmed at the historic Sun Trapp, the video introduces another narrative that the songsmith is passionate about. "I wanted to bring to the forefront this Berlin Wall that separates two cultures, as if there's some unwritten law they can't co-exist.  So, instead of pushing an already hard pressed envelope, and having two men or two women kissing in order to create something controversial (and cliche by some standards), I decided to focus on making this more conversational and create a dialogue by colliding these two different universes and show that we can occupy the same space, and have an equally amount of a good time doing so.  Takes an open mind and heart on both sides." The album #SCARS is available for purchase at JustinUtley.com, and your favorite digital download store and streaming service. http://www.JustinUtley.com http://www.YouTube.com/JustinUtleyMusic https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/justin-utley/125804705 https://open.spotify.com/artist/1r8bsx0KuITdrnfv21tbAv https://www.amazon.com/Justin-Utley/e/B001LICCH4 Directed by: Preston Lange Assistant Director: Eudo Quiroz Grip: Tyler Wright A BriteLite Studio Production Featuring: Electra Jones Kay Bye The Wore of 94 Supporting cast: Dr Kirkland Graham Spencer Smith West Valley Fastpitch 10U Allstars Havoc Softball Team Eudo Quiroz ShayLee Raye Bobby Moody Scott Douros Cory Belden Chris Belden Nate Creer Rex Muhlestein Dustin Johnson Summer Johnson Betty Utley Gerald Thompson Jr #JustinUtley #Scars #WaitingForLove #LGBTQ http://vevo.ly/QlR0tS