The War and Treaty Are Through Playing Nashville's Game

Nashville Now

“Any artist watching this, don’t you do that,” says the Grammy-nominated duo, who just released their new album The Story of Michael and Tanya

The War and Treaty fully immersed themselves in the Nashville community when they recorded and released last year’s Plus One album.

“We wanted to make sure that Nashville knew that we weren’t hands-off: We’re here now, and we know there’s a Nashville way, but we also know that Nashville’s got something to offer, and we’ve got something to offer Nashville,” the War and Treaty’s Michael Trotter told Rolling Stone then, detailing how they played the Grand Ole Opry, toured all the country music museums, and collaborated with Music Row songwriters.

But the husband-and-wife duo say they didn’t get the return on their investment. “Absolutely not. Don’t ever do it. Any artist watching this, don’t you do that,” Tanya Trotter tells Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now podcast.