Goodlettsville, TN (Top40 Charts/ Red Sammy Official Website) Love's labors are not lost, according to Red Sammy's singer-songwriter Adam Trice, they're just sometimes misdirected, often misinterpreted, and frequently late-blooming. Their latest album, A Cheaper Kind of Love Song, hits the streets June 2011.
This latest installment from the perpetually evolving -almost by performance-self-styled 'graveyard country' band, is a collection of perspectives on the fatal condition that entraps us all: Love.
The tastings from this vine, are more subtle, but extremely robust. As with all Red Sammy songs, life that's real pulses through every lyric and chord. A Cheaper Kind of Love Song is a turning point for Trice and the eclectic ensemble of artists he adeptly melds together. The signature edge is still there -it's a lot less jagged though, but much sharper.
"The instrumentation used on this album showcases more of a traditional southern rock sound," Trice asserts. "The incorporation of heavier drum and bass sounds as well as the lead parts played on a 1931 National resonator gives new texture to the songs."
Back in Baltimore from the road, the songs reflect upon loves regained, redeemed emotions too often sublime, for passion that aches deep in the soul-and for the city they have never forsaken.
All 8 songs from the album in some form or fashion are crafted around the concept of love...whether it be sweet or some twisted version (think Kathy Bates' character in the film Misery for a song like "Come Back Home"). Other songs like "Camping Trailer" and "Baltimore" are about accepting failure, and returning home for love...where one feels most comfortable.
Other songs like "It Ain't You" and "Rock Star" are more traditional rock songs about love for one's art...in this case music.
The single from the album is "Cactus Flower," a folk ballad in its most sincere form that paints a picture of love from a more modest perspective..."you stay to raise the white flag/I'll be there to make your life a drag..."
Ever compelling, Red Sammy's dark pourings have abated (to a degree), but their hearts are forever left dripping on the stage with A Cheaper Kind of Love Song.
Official Website: https://www.redsammy.com
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