{"id":2386799,"date":"2026-04-24T02:13:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T02:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2386799"},"modified":"2026-04-24T02:13:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T02:13:31","slug":"dallas-born-and-raised-trio-releases-third-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/dallas-born-and-raised-trio-releases-third-album\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Born and Raised Trio Releases Third Album"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLittle Image released their newest and third album, <i>Kill the Ghost<\/i> on March 27. Their pared tour will begin in early May. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"article-thumbnail-credit\"><\/p>\n<p>Acacia Evans<\/p>\n<p><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/music\/dallas-own-little-image-tours-with-colony-house-ahead-of-album-release-16179476\/\">Dallas-born indie trio Little Image <\/a>is entering a new era and returning fresh and healed. Through therapy \u2014 yes, band group therapy \u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/music\/five-dfw-bands-under-21-to-watch-in-2016-7872545\/\">Little Image has cultivated a sense <\/a>of radical vulnerability and,\u00a0in turn, radical optimism, as clearly presented <span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">on their third and newest album,\u00a0<em>Kill the Ghost,\u00a0<\/em><\/span>released March 27<em>. <\/em>We sat down with frontman Jackson Simmons on the eve of their album release to discuss the pressure, the work and the rebirth it takes to create vulnerable work again and again. Being in a band is magical, he tells us, but not without hardship.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe 1,000% get tired,\u201d says Simmons. \u201cThere\u2019s that old saying that if you love what you do, you\u2019ll never work a day in your life\u2026 well, that\u2019s bullshit. We absolutely work hard, and it is easy to downplay the struggles. We are living not just our dreams, but someone else\u2019s dreams as well. I think both things can be true.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"little image - KILL THE GHOST (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hq2y9iAaHC4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The band developed an early passion not just for performing but for creating multisensory experiences for its audiences through stage design and lighting, which drummer Troy Bruner studied in previous ventures. He brought to the band a new sense of what a show could look and feel like through punchy screen graphics and dynamic light displays.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s amazing getting to do what we love,\u201d says the lead singer. <\/p>\n<p>The band idea was first conceived when the Simmons attended a Battle of the Bands at the Curtain Club. There, a teenage Simmons thought for the first time, \u201cI want to do this.\u201d Like many artists, he sought out like-minded musicians on Instagram, where he connected with his eventual bandmates, Bruner and Brandon Walters, the bassist and synth player.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first rehearsal felt like family from the get-go,\u201d says Simmons. \u201cIt was magic.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"683\" width=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/LittleImagePressCover_SawyerSkipper.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40665282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/LittleImagePressCover_SawyerSkipper.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/LittleImagePressCover_SawyerSkipper.jpeg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/LittleImagePressCover_SawyerSkipper.jpeg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/LittleImagePressCover_SawyerSkipper.jpeg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/LittleImagePressCover_SawyerSkipper.jpeg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/LittleImagePressCover_SawyerSkipper.jpeg?resize=1020,680 1020w, https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/LittleImagePressCover_SawyerSkipper.jpeg?resize=742,495 742w, https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/LittleImagePressCover_SawyerSkipper.jpeg?resize=450,300 450w, https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/LittleImagePressCover_SawyerSkipper.jpeg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/LittleImagePressCover_SawyerSkipper.jpeg?resize=550,367 550w, https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/LittleImagePressCover_SawyerSkipper.jpeg?resize=800,534 800w, https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/LittleImagePressCover_SawyerSkipper.jpeg?resize=1200,800 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Little Image is an indie band from Dallas, building a following after 10 years of making music. From left: Brandon Walters, Jackson Simmons and Troy Bruner<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But the quiet times, outside of the hustle culture of touring, can be hard for Simmons. He finds his introspection running rampant, analyzing this career path and contemplating how to reframe success and handle the band\u2019s unique challenges. While music is easily Little Image\u2019s passion, they also carry the weight of it being their livelihood. So, after their recent European tour, the band sought therapy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBrandon sent us a message saying he needed to slow down,\u201d says Simmons. \u201cIt was long overdue. We were putting things aside and not expressing them. In my opinion, being a part of a band is harder than marriage. I\u2019m married. Therapy gave us the tools to process the things we go through together.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>They worked specifically with a therapist who specializes in serving musicians, who told them they were living an abnormal life, and it is important to acknowledge that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re often on the road without a routine and without sleep, having someone validate those experiences for us was very healing,\u201d says the frontman. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-new-era-for-little-image\">A New Era for Little Image <\/h2>\n<p>As the band <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ladygunn.com\/exclusive-2\/music-exclusive-2\/catch-up-with-up-and-coming-band-little-image\/\">continues to amass critical acclaim<\/a>, Simmons says that new challenges within the music industry are emerging. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the age of A.I., being an artist is scary,\u201d he says, before highlighting how algorithms have lowered the threshold for making a hit song for the worse. \u201c\u2026 It seems like everyone is making [nonplayer character (NPC)] music,\u201d he says, joking about cookie-cutter cultural pieces designed to appeal to the masses without any real value, or colloquially known as NPC. \u201cOur music is harder to digest, and it can make people feel uncomfortable. It even makes me uncomfortable. But we refuse to make NPC music. We want people to think.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With <em>Kill the Ghost<\/em>, Simmons carries a heavy duality between wanting to write widely appealing songs while also staying true to the band\u2019s own heartbeat. Thankfully, their label gave them the freedom to do so, and they chose to pursue authenticity, writing songs for themselves rather than catering to a particular audience.<\/p>\n<p>They emerged with songs like \u201cThe Reaper,\u201d a focus track for them, and \u201cShots I\u2019m Not Calling,\u201d Simmons\u2019 personal favorite on the album. Tales of imposter syndrome, heartache and creative catharsis from the band\u2019s lived experiences over the past few years are present in every track.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are characters in every song throughout this album,\u201d Simmons explains. \u201cThese characters exist in all of us, and each of us has our own struggles with accepting. \u2026 Everyone wants to know the meanings of our songs, and a mentor told us once that sharing [so] much robs a song of its meaning. We would like people to draw their own meanings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Little Image will embark on another tour <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/music\/the-15-best-dallas-fort-worth-albums-of-2025-40629327\/\">to accompany the new album<\/a>, starting in Massachusetts in early May, winding through the United States and finishing in Missouri in late June. As they gear up for another tour, Simmons reflects on his growth as an artist.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI think of myself being older, and how I still want to be doing this,\u201d he says. \u201cI hope to meet this older self and hopefully be better able to explain my heart and slow down. Rest and reset. Sit with myself in comfort and not anxiety.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>But Simmons is also intentional about honoring his current successes, especially mere hours before the release of another album and at the dawn of another tour season. <\/p>\n<p> \u201cWhether people get it or not, we made something great, and I have to have peace about that,\u201d he says. \u201c\u2026 That release is special and beautiful, and the band feels it profoundly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Little Image\u2019s <em>Kill the Ghost<\/em> now on all streaming platforms. The <em>Kill the Ghost Tour <\/em>will stop in Dallas on June 6 at the Kessler Theater. Additionally, they will be back in Dallas on June 6, 2026, to perform at the Kessler Theater. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prekindle.com\/event\/39417-little-image-dallas\">Tickets are $32.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.dallasobserver.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Little Image released their newest and third album, Kill the Ghost on March 27. Their pared tour will begin in early May. Acacia Evans Dallas-born indie trio Little Image is entering a new era and returning fresh and healed. 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