A testament to female strength and trusting one’s instincts, it’s a killer track that reflects the originality of Larkin Poe-stinging lap steel, plenty of groove, vocal phrasing that harnesses the rhythm, and a tight rhythm section. Stomping grooves await on “Strike Gold,” an ode to independence and carving one’s own path. Referring to the latter song, Rebecca says, “Like 99 percent of my songs, that song came into being at my kitchen table late in the evening.” It’s a genuine love letter to Georgia while heading to Nashville, with slide guitar snaking through soaring vocals and harmonies.
Moving away from the gothic beginnings, the radio friendly “Georgia Off My Mind” rolls in with a southern rock lament about chasing one’s dreams and leaving behind what’s left in the rear view mirror. This track is dark, intense, rife with female power-a snap back at the early pioneer of shock rock. Talk about snatching the darkness of Hawkins’ song, and responding with biting sneers and their badass selves. Fuzzed up guitar skims this gritty rocker that is both ferocious and fabulous. Poetic lyrics conjure images of cicadas buzzing in the humid night where something is afoot beneath the glitter of the moonlit swamp.Ī response to Screamin Jay Hawkins’ song “I Put A Spell On You,” Larkin Poe blasts off with “Bad Spell,” a fiery number firmly planted in blues-rock. The song takes a trip into swampy rhythms and roots of the South, where secrets are buried deep. It’s clear they spent quite a bit of time deepening their songwriting for the album.Ĭase in point: album opener “Deep Stays Down,” a haunting blues stomp and masterclass in simplicity to create mood.
Not content to simply be storytellers of the South, Larkin Poe digs deep, infusing metaphor and imagery in several of the songs. All with a deeply soulful, Southern rootsy sound that sometimes hints at something ominous.Ĭo-produced by Larkin Poe and Texas musician Tyler Bryant of Tyler Bryant & the Shakedown (also Rebecca’s husband,) they enlisted their live band for Blood Harmony, including drummer Kevin McGowan and bassist Tarka Layman.
A formidable band continuing to forge their way to the spotlight, Blood Harmony is about their reflections and stories of the South, kinship and family relationships. Blood Harmony is set to release November 11th on their own Tricki-Woo Records.īoth Rebecca and Megan Lovell are multi-instrumentalists with Megan on harmony vocals, lap steel and resonator guitar, and Rebecca on vocals, guitar and keys.
Their strength as independent women, highly talented vocalists, songwriters and musicians, fuel what is surely their best album to date. Nashville-based Larkin Poe, the Grammy nominated roots rock sister duo, spring forth from their past two highly acclaimed albums, Venom & Faith and Self Made Man, with the new release Blood Harmony, a tribute to their Southern heritage, Southern rock and roll and spare blues.īlood Harmony affirms Larkin Poe as a powerful force in contemporary roots rock.
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