The podcast host and country artist found himself drawn to the stories of his fellow songwriters, which he's capturing on 'Ten Year Town' Even by Nashville’s run-yourself-ragged standards, Troy Cartwright ’s workload stands out. At any given moment, he’s juggling three jobs, all of which carry full-time demands. Cartwright is a prolific songwriter in Music City, an independent artist grinding out a career, and the host of a podcast shining a light on the pressures and rewards of writing country songs. In March, the Texas native and Ten Year Town host released the EP Etc. All the Rest , his first new release since 2024’s full-length, Bygones . Raised in Dallas, Cartwright was captivated by the open spaces in West Texas, and Etc. All the Rest is steeped in metaphors and imagery that evokes those spaces. “A lot of records that I have always loved for years and years are ones that have a little bit of a sense of place,” Cartwright says.…