Photo by Mitch LaGrow
The latest single from Mae Powell is going to be a must listen for everyone. "Tangerine" is the perfect song to listen to as we finally enter warm weather in New England and are looking forward to summer finally arriving. The song is a little bit jazz, a little bit pop, a little bit soul, and a little bit folk. The warmth of Powell's voice is the highlight of "Tangerine." She pulls you completely in and takes up all of your attention the moment she starts singing, and you kind of want it to never end. Powell borrows from so many genres to create her sound that the end result is a song that should be universally loved by any true music fan.
Mae Powell says of her latest single:
"I wrote 'Tangerine' as a testament to my squishy heart. This idea of a tender heart being akin to a fruit getting smushed in the bottom of a bag, making a mess but also making everything smell really good. I will always be an advocate for living with your heart on your sleeve, telling the ones around you that you love them, because we never know how things might change. I'm also looking for the balance between open heartedness and boundaries that can also serve as an act of self-love and care.
"We were channeling Bob Dylan’s Nashville Skyline on the day we recorded 'Tangerine,' a beautiful sunny day on Vancouver Island. We all wore sunglasses and drank whiskey while we were tracking this one, and after Sam (Jones) tracked drums, he and David (Parry) baked a pie. Garrett (Barley) rips the electric guitar and the Hammond organ in this one. It feels like a summer day and the drum-fill into the organ set the stage, sonically and thematically, for the whole album."
You can listen to "Tangerine" below. Making Room for the Light is due out August 15 on Colemine Records/Karma Chief Records, and is available for pre-order through Bandcamp. For more on Mae Powell, check out the artist on Instagram.
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