Photo: David McClister
The Marcus King Band will release a new studio album entitled, Carolina Confessions, on October 5th via Fantasy Records. Two singles are available now from the forthcoming LP, “Homesick” and “Welcome ‘Round Here,” premiered on NPR Music today.
Produced by Grammy Award winner, Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson) and recorded at Nashville’s iconic RCA Studio A, Carolina Confessions showcases King’s multiple talents as singer, songwriter and guitarist. King has writing credit on all ten tracks as well as one co-written with Dan Auerbach (Black Keys) and Pat McLaughlin (Nashville based singer, songwriter.) This album is a follow-up to the self-titled 2016 album, The Marcus King Band.
The Marcus King Band have already given fans reason to believe they are destined for great things. At 22 years of age, Marcus King has been a bandleader for a decade and tipped as “music’s next great guitarist” by the Washington Post. But the band’s daring, ambitious new album, Carolina Confessions, marks an artistic leap of another order. And it finds the band’s trademark musicianship buoyed by a new narrative depth, as Marcus delves into heavy themes: absolution, guilt, leaving home, yearning, love and other affairs of the soul.
Whether it’s the searing rock of “Confessions” or the propulsive road-bound soul of “Where I’m Headed,” Marcus exhibits an almost Southern gothic sensibility in his songs, owning up to failed relationships, portraying his complex connection with his hometown.
King has secured a place alongside such greats as Gary Clark Jr, Derek Trucks and more. But more than an outstanding guitarist, King is a soulful and brilliant singer who has dazzled many crowds and listeners. King is on a mission to create a fresh musical experience that ties together rock, blues, and soul into a Southern lineage.
“Welcome ‘Round Here”
Marcus King on Carolina Confessions:
“Carolina Confessions focuses a bit more on songwriting. There were a lot of things I needed to say, to get off of my chest, a feeling of admitting wrongs I had done and also hurt I had felt. The concept is that songwriting and performing are my ways of confessing my sins and feeling a weight off my spirit.”
The Marcus King Band features Jack Ryan on drums, Stephen Campbell on bass, Justin Johnson on trumpet/trombone, Dean Mitchell on sax, DeShawn Alexander on keys, and of course Marcus King on vocals and guitar.
Marcus King on “Homesick”:
“Homesick is a feeling almost everyone can relate to. For me, I wrote it about the home I found in someone’s heart. When I’m with her I feel at home. I wanted the song to carry the emotion the right way. The R&B approach came about organically. There was never really a question for me as to what feel the tune would have. It was born a soul song.”
Carolina Confessions Track list
Where I’m Headed
Goodbye Carolina
Homesick
8 a.m.
How Long
Autumn Rains
Confessions
Side Door
Remember
Welcome ‘Round Here
Marcus King Band is currently on tour with over 60 worldwide dates already slated for the remainder of 2018. Tour schedule here http://marcuskingband.com/tour/
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