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.
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