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New post-Voice music out Friday includes singles from The Swon Brothers, Patrick Thomas and Dustin Christensen.

Below is a bit about each of those releases.

The links take you to the songs on Apple Music. Or you can check out the Spotify snippets below.

* The Swon Brothers from Season 4 released “Good to You” on Friday, a song written by Jordan Schmidt, Adam Hambrick and Jared Mullins. Zach and Colton sound great on the single, of course, but write on Instagram: “Big shout out to the legends that wrote ‘Good to You’ and had enough faith in us to not screw it up too bad.” It’s the second single of 2020 from The Swon Brothers, following their Mother’s Day tribute, “Mommas.”

* Patrick Thomas from Season 1 dropped “Love Letters” on Friday, apologizing for the timing on social media, but noting that the release was in the works before protests broke out nationwide. “Please don’t let this take away from more important issues in the world, but I do hope … you will give ‘Love Letters’ a listen, if only to find some positivity in a seemingly depressing world.” As for the song, he writes: “After lots of piano ballads, it’s finally time for a little upbeat love song. Being newly engaged might have provided some inspiration for this one.” Congrats, Patrick!

* Dustin Christensen from Season 9 released “Once Upon a Time,” his first single of 2020 on Friday. He co-wrote the song with Lori McKenna. “This song is special to me,” Dustin writes. “I think we all have moments we romanticize in life. Moments we wish we could magically transport back to because of a memory that hold them up higher then maybe they even were at the time. But it’s nice thinking about those times.”