Peter One, the sixty seven year old born in Cote d'Ivoire current Nashville resident musician that recently returned to music in his retirement, has just released a brand new single. "Cherie Vico" (sung in both French and English) leans more into his afropop roots while keeping a foot squarely in the country/folk world. It has a base of 70's style AM radio country/folk with afropop drums, giving the song a much more jubilant feel than you typically get in a song this chill. It's a captivating and fun song that is sure to engage just about any listener with a heart.
Peter One says of his new single:
“‘Cherie Vico’ is a love story. It's a song that was inspired by one of my cousins. He just sang it acapella, and I loved the song and decided to put music to it and add the English part. Everything is in my native tongue and the English part is my own creation. Vico is actually short for Victorine. Cherie means 'my dear.' My dear Victorine, my dear Vico. Come back.”
You can listen to "Cherie Vico" below. Come Back to Me is set for release May 5 on Verve Forecast, and can be pre-ordered here. For more on Peter One, check out the artist's website.
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.
