Justin Hiltner and Jon Weisberger close the distance without solving the relationship on “Nothing Between Us,” available now through Mountain Home Music Company.
The bluegrass waltz features Sarah Siskind and began during the first writing session to bring Hiltner, Weisberger and Grammy winner Molly Tuttle together.
‘Nothing Between Us’ Complicates the Reunion
Hiltner brought the writers an idea about long-distance love. However, the song does not end when the separated couple finally reunites.
Instead, the reunion reveals that proximity cannot restore what changed while they were apart. The title becomes a triple entendre: nothing physically separates the couple, nothing may remain between them emotionally and “nothing” itself has become the problem.
“I brought the idea to the meeting, imagining a country two-step about long-distance love that doesn’t feel the same once the couple is reunited,” Hiltner said.
The writers shaped that idea into a country-leaning bluegrass waltz. Twin fiddles from Libby Weitnauer and Aynsley Porchak open the recording, while Jenni Lyn Gardner contributes mandolin and Seth Taylor plays guitar.
Hiltner and Siskind trade verses before joining in close harmony during the choruses.
A Long Writing Partnership Starts Another Chapter
Hiltner and Weisberger began writing together in 2012. Their work later included the 2022 EP Room at the Table, while each continued building an independent career.
The pair returned to the studio in early 2026 to begin another collection. Meanwhile, their professional relationship took on another dimension when Hiltner joined Crossroads Label Group as vice president of A&R for roots music and Weisberger became the company’s board chairman.
“Nothing Between Us” returns the focus to their work as songwriters. Its conflict is quiet but recognizable: sometimes closing the miles between two people only makes the remaining distance easier to see.