Release Date: 27 April 2018
Label: Forty Below Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 020286225867
Genres: Americana Alt.Country
Release Date: 27 April 2018
Label: Forty Below Records
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 020286225966
Genres: Americana Alt.Country
Description
With his career-defining third record, Morrow should cement his place as a member of Los Angeles' country elite. 'Concrete and Mud' is a confident album, rooted in Texas twang, southern stomp, and old-school funky-tonk. Recorded largely live in the studio on a vintage Neve 8068 console with producer/engineer Eric Corne at the helm, it also shines a light on Morrow's strength as a songwriter, front-man, and bandleader.
Musically, this is Sam Morrow at his electrified, energetic peak. The sad-eyed sounds of Ephemeral and its 2015 follow-up, There Is No Map - both written during the early years of Morrow's sobriety - have been replaced by something more representative of Morrow's live show, in which he fronts a band of plugged-in roots-rockers. Accordingly, 'Concrete and Mud' doubles down on a blend of countrified funk and guitar-fueled southern rock, shot through with train beats, Telecaster twang, bluesy slide guitar, swirling organ, with Morrow's big, booming voice front and center. There's balance, too. For every swaggering country rocker like "Heartbreak Man" or "Good Ole Days," there's a gorgeous, emotional punch to the gut like "San
Fernando Sunshine" or "The Weight of A Stone."
"It's about the fabric of America, and how the Mississippi is a metaphor for what binds very different people together," says Morrow, whose album builds a similar bridge between opposing camps: country and rock & roll; the West Coast and the American South, concrete and mud. "The sentiment is," he adds, "the things that unite us are stronger than the forces that divide us."
"Good, smart songwriting, played with a straight face, the music adding an even deeper edge to the point he's trying to make which is a rare find these days." - Rockingmagpie
Description
With his career-defining third record, Morrow should cement his place as a member of Los Angeles' country elite. 'Concrete and Mud' is a confident album, rooted in Texas twang, southern stomp, and old-school funky-tonk. Recorded largely live in the studio on a vintage Neve 8068 console with producer/engineer Eric Corne at the helm, it also shines a light on Morrow's strength as a songwriter, front-man, and bandleader.
Musically, this is Sam Morrow at his electrified, energetic peak. The sad-eyed sounds of Ephemeral and its 2015 follow-up, There Is No Map - both written during the early years of Morrow's sobriety - have been replaced by something more representative of Morrow's live show, in which he fronts a band of plugged-in roots-rockers. Accordingly, 'Concrete and Mud' doubles down on a blend of countrified funk and guitar-fueled southern rock, shot through with train beats, Telecaster twang, bluesy slide guitar, swirling organ, with Morrow's big, booming voice front and center. There's balance, too. For every swaggering country rocker like "Heartbreak Man" or "Good Ole Days," there's a gorgeous, emotional punch to the gut like "San
Fernando Sunshine" or "The Weight of A Stone."
"It's about the fabric of America, and how the Mississippi is a metaphor for what binds very different people together," says Morrow, whose album builds a similar bridge between opposing camps: country and rock & roll; the West Coast and the American South, concrete and mud. "The sentiment is," he adds, "the things that unite us are stronger than the forces that divide us."
Tracklisting
Tracklisting
John Mayall
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
Dom Martin
Joe Louis Walker
Jake Shimabukuro & Mick Fleetwood
The Claudettes
Sam Morrow
Sara Petite
Sam Morrow
Sam Morrow
Sam Morrow
