Teeth Marks came out of nowhere for me this year. S.G. Goodman's music combines so many elements that work spectacularly for me. The album opens with "Teeth Marks," which starts out as an Americana tinged singer/songwriter song. It's not quite perfectly mainstream, but close. And then the weird indie rock noise comes in, and the album becomes completely irresistible to me. "All My Love is Coming Back to Me" is one of my favorite songs of the year. It's this 90's style indie rocker mixed with garage rock and country twang. Back in April I said that it sounded like Drive-By Truckers decided to write a positive hit song, and I stand by that. Goodman moves between rockers and these ballads with ease. "You Were Someone I Loved" is an a capella song, and you really get a sense of Goodman's vocal powers. She can go from a 90's style slacker delivery with her Southern accent to a soulful, sometimes haunting, powerful delivery. S.G. Goodman is going to be one to watch for, because she has the potential to do huge things for a while to come.
Songs of note: "Teeth Marks," "All My Love is Coming Back to Me," "Heart Swell," and "Work Until I Die"
The latest from Kentucky's S.G. Goodman is the kind of song only she could have written. "All My Love is Coming Back to Me" is a 90's style indie rocker mixed with garage rock and more than a little country. It's filled with fuzzed out guitars and twang, and is the kind of song I would have loved back then without ever admitting how country it actually is. This song is like if the Drive-By Truckers decided to write a positive hit song. Goodman's vocals are just dripping with punk attitude no matter how positive the song might be. "All My Love is Coming Back to Me" is the kind of song that you're going to love more and more with every listen, so get this one on repeat as soon as possible!
S.G. Goodman says of the new song:
“I was just trying to name it and claim it. I'm not really one to write super positive songs, but I pushed myself to do it because I wanted to believe it too. I needed a positive mantra, I was just willing good things to come to me.”
You can watch the video for "All My Love is Coming Back to Me" below. Teeth Marks is due out June 3 on Verve Forecast, and can be pre-ordered here. For more on S.G. Goodman, check out the artist's Facebook and Instagram. Upcoming tour dates are below the video.
Apr 8 - New Brunswick, NJ - State Theatre New Jersey * Apr 10 - Tarrytown, NY - Tarrytown Music Hall Apr 22 - Birmingham, AL - Saturn + Apr 23 - Decatur, GA - Amplify Decatur Apr 24 - Chattanooga, TN - Songbirds + Apr 25 - Lexington, KY - The Burl + Apr 26 - Nashville, TN - The Basement East + Apr 28 - Charleston, SC - Music Farm + Apr 29 - Macon, GA - Hargray Capitol Theatre + Apr 30 - Waverly, AL - Standard Deluxe + Jun 7 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge Jun 10 - Stockholm, SE - Stockholm Americana Jun 11 - Copenhagen, DK - Copenhagen Americana Jun 12 - Oslo, NO - Oslo Americana Aug 11 - Santa Fe, NM - Tumbleroot Brewing ^ Aug 13 - Tucson, AZ - 191 Toole ^ Aug 14 - Phoenix, AZ - Musical Instrument Museum ^ Aug 16 - Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom ^ Aug 17 - Felton, CA - Felton Music Hall ^ Aug 18 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent ^ Aug 20 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge ^ Aug 21 - Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern ^ Aug 22 - Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern ^ Aug 24 - Bozeman, MT - Live from the Divide ^ Aug 26 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Commonwealth Room ^ Aug 27 - Denver, CO - The Bluebird ^ Aug 28 - Fort Collins, CO - The Armory ^ Aug 29 - Colorado Springs, CO - Lulu's Downstairs ^ Sep 9-10 - Bristol, TN - Bristol Rhythm & Roots * w/ Jason Isbell + w/ Son Volt ^ w/ John Moreland
"Queer rock & roll truth teller" S.G. Goodman is making some of the most interesting singer/songwriter music out there right now. The Kentucky musician starts off her latest single, "Teeth Marks," in a fairly standard folk-adjacent kinda way, and if that is how the song stayed, it would still be a great song. But slowly other elements begin creeping in. There is a layer of indie rock noise that eases its way up every so often, and a swirl of what may be steel guitar in the instrumental bridge. It's this unique mish mash of sounds that is truly going to suck you in, and makes this hypnotic song impossible to resist.
S.G. Goodman says of her new song:
“This is a song about the phantom limb of love: a condition in which a lover's mind is deluded and we make the mistake of taking a step forward, only to fall face first into the reality of another's heart. A reality we are unwilling to accept – a land of false promise we find ourselves not equipped to walk in.”
You can watch the video for "Teeth Marks" below. Teeth Marks, the album, is due out June 3 on Verve Forecast. For more on S.G. Goodman, check out the artist's website.
