![]() ![]() ![]() In 2017, 48 years after releasing his first (and only) solo album, Bryant got back into the studio to record Don’t Give Up on Love. He is also married to Ann Peebles, who he co-wrote the classic “I Can’t Stand the Rain,” which would later be sampled by Missy Elliott on her hip hop hit “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly).” You might think he got his shot at performing but it just didn’t work out. He is credited with writing as many as 154 songs. Bryant released a solo album back in 1969 called Precious Soul only to take off as one of top staff writers for Hi Records (home of Al Green and Otis Clay). You might not know who Don Bryant is but you probably know his work. Played in the right time and space, it is a jewel. ![]() Its orbit is so powerful that it can draw in unprepared listeners. By the time we get to “Ships in the Night,” Andrews can admit to her onetime love “I know you felt the same way/but the timing wasn’t right.”Īndrews captures her pain so elegantly and perfectly on Old Flowers it is nearly impossible not to be moved. These wistful memories give way to the devastation of “Carnival Dream” and a cascading drum part that reinforces the hurt. The ache behind the delicate melody is teased out by what sounds like the ghosts of piano keys in the background that ultimately swells into an organ that consumes the track. Old Flowers opens with “Burlap String,” which sounds like an outtake from Neil Young’s Harvest and sets the scene of “a family and a house/where the memories of us belong.” The enchanting “If I Told” is a beautiful tale of longing that captures the spark of a new relationship. Song cycles about heartbreak are nothing new, but Andrews makes her worthwhile addition to this vast cannon with a hushed production that rewards close – and repeated – listens and an eye for detail, like dancing in Nashville and walking on Venice Beach under a full moon. Phoenix-born singer/songwriter Courtney Marie Andrews bares her crushed soul on Old Flowers. Check out this week’s list of new vinyl arrivals:Īlanis Morissette – Such Pretty Forks In The RoadĪrt Feynman – Half Price At 3:30 (Red Color Vinyl)īlues Pills – Lady In Gold: Live In Parisīobbie Gentry – The Delta Sweete (Deluxe Editionīeach Boys – Pet Sounds (180 Gram Vinyl, Mono Sound)īob Marley – Legend (180 Gram Vinyl, Special Edition, Reissue To support the release of ‘Third Eye Open’, Mike will be taking his very latest material out on the road and performing it live throughout May and June.It’s Paul McCartney New Vinyl Thursday at The Vinyl Underground at 7th Heaven. I’m everlastingly grateful for your appreciation”Ĭheck it out for yourself: ‘Third Eye Open’– “A full throttle no holds barred musical extravaganza” ( Blues Matters) is out now on all formats.įor fans of physical media, ‘Third Eye Open’ CD and limited-run splatter 12” Vinyl, available from .uk The overwhelmingly positive way in which my new album ‘Third Eye Open’ has been greeted by fans and industry alike assures me that this quest has not been in vain. “My literal life’s work has been to make authentic, heartfelt music,” Mike says, “ music that transcends boundaries and raises spirits. ‘Third Eye Open’ seventh heaven achieved.” “Well, this is stunning,” said Fireworks Magazine, “Mike Ross seems to dance to his own tune and that allows him to add twists, turns and a dirty glitter ball too. Rushonrock, meanwhile, dubbed the album a ‘Southern Rock Wrapped Riffathon’, whilst Powerplay described Mike’s work as “like Led Zep fronted by Charlie Starr…” “It’s the hard-hitting songs… that really make this album an essential purchase,” they said, awarding the album a stonking 9/10. ![]() “Mike Ross has nailed it,” said FabricationsHQ, “’Third Eye Open’ takes in just about every musical influence Ross has, sonically shaping them around a big, bold, gritty and guitar gutsy 12 song collection…’ Mike Ross releases his 12-track album, ‘Third Eye Open’: a gritty, eloquent, riff-busting, rambunctious, rock-infused revelation. ![]()
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