New American Blues

New American Blues is a passionate 9-song journey through the stark landscape of the fading American dream. Gritty lead singer/drummer Jon Koonce (Johnny & the Distractions) delivers guitarist Marv Ross’s (Quarterflash, Trail Band) songs of perserverence, loss, regret, and pride with a passion-infused edge drawn from the likes of Dylan, Fogerty, Springsteen, and Jagger. Doug Fraser's (Johnny & the Distractions, Quarterflash)driving electric guitar blends seamlessly with Ross's unique acoustic tunings, creating sparse but harmonically fresh voicings that separate New American Blues from other roots-rock efforts. One song, "I Won't Sing Here Anymore" (about a man whose conscious will no longer allow him to attend his family's church) was released as a video on Vimeo and has gone viral averaging 1000 plays per day. There is a defiant tone to this work ~ a 'bend-but-don't break' stance ~ an honesty and intelligence that makes New American Blues something very very special.