Tag: New Music

The Marcus King Band: “Goodbye Carolina”

Marcus King Carolina

Marcus King has one of those soulful voices that make you feel the person was born to sing southern music. Add in this young artist’s guitar playing, his songwriting skills, and combine with some additional music talent, and one has the recipe for one of the best bands you may never have heard until today.

In late 2018, The Marcus King Band released its third full-length album, Carolina Confessions. And all songs on the album were written or co-written by the 22-year-old King. The singer, who comes from a line of musicians, was born and raised in Greenville, South Carolina.

The music ranges from slow soul, to hard-driving southern rock, to sweet country. I feel a little Black Crowes, Otis Redding, and Allman Brothers running through the music.

One of my favorite tracks from the album is “Goodbye Carolina.” It is a song about leaving something behind. But it also is about searching for something more. King sings, “So, Goodbye Carolina, searched my whole life to find you / I hate to leave you but I hope you’ll know /Where I’m going I’ll be seeing you.”

Below, The Marcus King Band performs the song on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Check it out.

What do you think of The Marcus King Band? Leave your two cents in the comments.

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    Melissa Etheridge: “Hold On, I’m Coming”

    Etheridge Memphis Rock and Soul

    Melissa Etheridge is releasing a new album of covers of classic songs from Stax Records, MEmphis Rock and Soul (2016).  One of the songs on the new album is “Hold On, I’m Coming,” made famous by Sam & Dave.

    “Hold On, I’m Coming” was written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter and first appeared on the self-titled 1966 debut album by Sam & Dave.  Some folks may remember the song from its appearance in the 1980 film The Blues Brothers.

    On her upcoming album Etheridge plays the song with a full band, but below she gives an acoustic performance of “Hold On, I’m Coming.”  This performance was done for Inside Tracks, a preview of a Etheridge’s Audience Network special that will appear on DirectTV.

    MEmphis Rock and Soul hits the Internet and stores on October 7, 2016. The album also includes classic Stax songs such as I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (to Stop Now),” “Who’s Making Love,” “Dreams to Remember,” and a reworked version of “Respect Yourself.” The album is available for pre-order at PledgeMusic.

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    Bonnie Raitt’s “Gypsy In Me”

    Dig in Deep

    Bonnie Raitt is releasing a new album this month, Dig in Deep. The new album is a follow-up to 2012’s Slipstream, which was the first CD released on Raitt’s own Redwing Records label. The new album includes three songs she wrote plus two songs she co-wrote.

    American Songwriter notes that Raitt still seeks “words and music that resonate with the emotional puzzles she’s trying to solve in her own heart.” But as the 66-year-old singer has aged, those puzzles and the way she sings about them have changed too.

    The first single from Raitt’s new album is “Gypsy in Me.” The song takes the typical story of a man seeking the open road and changes it around. In Raitt’s telling, the woman is the one telling her “honey” goodbye as she heads out for the road: “But I’m like the wind and I just keep blowing free / Must be the gypsy in me, yeah.” Check it out.

    Dig in Deep hits stores and the Internet on February 26, 2016.

    What is your favorite Bonnie Raitt song? Leave your two cents in the comments.

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    New Album from John Mellencamp: “Plain Spoken”

    John Mellencamp is releasing a new album September 23, 2014, Plain Spoken. The album, from Republic Records, does not do anything unusual but features the great songwriting and singing we expect from Mellencamp. The songwriter recently told USA Today that his lyrics are inspired by “Steinbeck, Hawthorne, Shakespeare, Tennessee Williams.”

    The first single from the album is “Troubled Man.” Give a listen below.

    What is your favorite John Mellencamp song? Leave your two cents in the comments.

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    New Music: “East Side of Town” from Lucinda Williams

    Lucinda East Side of Town

    A new album from singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams is always a cause for celebration, and she will be releasing the double album Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone on September 30. Below is “East Side of Town” from the new album.

    The song sounds great, with lyrics influenced by the recent problems with the economy: “You wanna see what it means to be down / Then why don’t you come over to the east side of town?” Check it out.

    The album features a range of talented musicians, including guitarist Bill Frisell. A No Depression review calls the upcoming album the best one from Williams in more than a decade, while the Village Voice calls it “the best work of Lucinda Williams’s career.” After hearing “East Side of Town,” I can see where they might be right about the album. I can’t wait.

    What is your favorite Lucinda Williams album? Leave your two cents in the comments.

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