Multi Award-Winning Irish Blues Guitarist Dom Martin To Release New Album ‘A Savage Life’ Shares New Single

Photo: Dom Martin by Jim Heal

Multi-award winning and multi-nominated Northern Irish blues guitarist Dom Martin will release his highly anticipated sophomore studio album A Savage Life on Friday 8 April 2022. “12 Gauge,” the first single taken from the new album, will be released Friday January 28 and will be available to stream and download from www.dommart.in/music-video

“12 Gauge” is a heavy blues/rock tale of the kind of love trouble that pushes people to the edge. Martin’s gravel-road vocals convey the essence of his heartbreak in real time and you’ll absolutely believe every word of the story. His guitar playing is bodacious and bold, executed with a tone from the gods, and will light up any world you happen to be living in. Martin clearly lives and breathes his genre and nails the classic power trio vibe like he was born to it. When he tours, make sure you’re there.

Hailed by many as the blues’ biggest Irish export since the iconic guitarist Rory Gallagher. In 2021 Dom Martin won the “Acoustic Blues Act of The Year” at the UK Blues Awards, as well as nominated for “Blues Instrumentalist of The Year” and “Emerging Artist of The Year.” In 2020, Dom won the prestigious “Acoustic Blues Act of The Year” at the UK Blues Awards.

This year (May 6th-9th 2022), Dom is the UK representative at “The International Blues Challenge” in Memphis.

Listen to “12 Gauge”

Dom will embark on an extensive autumn headline UK tour to promote the new album, which will also include festival performances.

Produced by Grammy Nominated Chris O’Brien, “A Savage Life” was recorded in Belfast and Dublin during the second half of 2021. The new album features all songs arranged by Dom (guitar and vocals), with stellar musicianship from Dave Thompson (bass guitar) and Laurence McKeown (drums).

Says Dom. “In some respects, the new album is like my 2019 debut album “Spain to Italy,” but still very different,” says Dom. “It’s a mixture of acoustic solo and electric just like the first one, however, on this new one, I really wanted to keep this album under-produced so I can reproduce the tracks in a live setting. Similarly, to the Spain to Italy album, the tracks on A Savage Life are mostly based on my own life experiences.” He adds, “A Savage Life is another part of my life story and is also, in a small part, in memory of a great friend who passed away in 2021. It’s my blues, it’s real and I have to live with it!”

ALBUM TRACK LISTING

1. UNSATISFIED (2:44)
2. HERE COMES THE RIVER (3:48)
3. BLUES ON THE BAY (2:47)
4. THE MAN FROM NOWHERE (3:07)
5. 12 GAUGE (2:21)
6. ECHOES (4:16)
7. DRINK IN BLUE COLOURS (3:31)
8. ADDICT (3:27)
9. MAXWELL SHUFFLE (3:06)
10. THE PARTING GLASS (3:25) (Trad. Arr)

All Songs arranged by Dom Martin
Dom Martin – Vocals, Guitar
Dave Thompson – Bass Guitar
Laurence McKeown – Drums
Recorded in Belfast and Dublin