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Oct 29, 2020 1 hr 29 min

133: Sam Morrow

from New Slang Hosted by Thomas Mooney, Sam Morrow

Send us Fan Mail We're closing out the week with Episode 133 with songwriter Sam Morrow. Morrow is releasing the country-funk rock album Gettin' By On Gettin' Down this Friday, October 30. The greasy groovers of the nine-track Gettin' By finds Morrow embracing more and more character-driven vignettes while maintaining that steady grit'n'groove and tone'n'taste mantra of ZZ Top, Little Feat, and so on. Morrow's gravelly howl is as strong as ever on the likes of the brisk "Money Ain't a Thing" and the sweltering heater "Golden Venus." As strong as Morrow's swampy vocals (seriously, there's an early Sturgill tone to them) and enthralling narratives, Gettin' By's best moments come by Morrow and company's sharp, biting electric guitars. They're inherently bold as they work in over thick and punching bassline grooves--namely on the opening "Rosarita" and the meandering "Sit Crooked, Talk Straight." During this one, we talk about anxiety and restlessness during the Quarantine, reality television, Los Lobos, Los Angeles culture, expanding songwriting narratives and character-driven vignettes, co-writing, and the writing and recording of Gettin' By On Gettin' By. This episode's presenting partner is Desert Door Texas Sotol. In addition, this episode is sponsored by WYLD Gallery and The Blue Light Live. New Slang Patreon New Slang Twitter New Slang Instagram New Slang Facebook New Slang Merch Store The Neon Eon Podcast The Neon Eon Merch Store Support the show

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Send us Fan Mail We're closing out the week with Episode 133 with songwriter Sam Morrow. Morrow is releasing the country-funk rock album Gettin' By On Gettin' Down this Friday, October 30. The greasy groovers of the nine-track Gettin' By finds Morrow embracing more and more character-driven vignettes while maintaining that steady grit'n'groove and tone'n'taste mantra of ZZ Top, Little Feat, and so on. Morrow's gravelly howl is as strong as ever on the likes of the brisk "Money Ain't a Thing" ...

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