GA-20 - "Stranger Blues"

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Photo by Fancey Pansen

"Stranger Blues" is the third single from GA-20 featuring their new guitarist/vocalist Cody Nilsen, and the first showcasing his slide guitar playing. It says a lot that a band can change their lead singer and still sound like themselves, but "Stranger Blues" sounds like pure classic GA-20. It's a rocking blues track that pays homage to the history of blues while crafting their own way forward. This is the type of song that will almost instantly suck you in, particularly the slide guitar. Although it sounds like it could have been released anytime in the past sixty or so years, "Stranger Blues" somehow still sounds completely modern.

You can listen to "Stranger Blues" below. Volume 2 is due out April 29. For more on GA-20, check out the band's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the song and include April 5 at Taffeta in Lowell and May 17 at The Met in Pawtucket, RI.


Mar 30 Sun - Central Market House - York, PA

Apr 5 Sat - Taffeta - Lowell, MA

Apr 24 Thu - Le FIL - Saint-étienne, France

Apr 26 Sat - Bain de Blues 2025 - Bain-de-bretagne, France

Apr 28 Mon - Les Étoiles - Paris, France

Apr 29 Tue - Festival Jazz en Nord 2025 - Marcq-en-barœul, France

May 2 Fri - Moulin Blues Ospel 2025 - Ospel, Netherlands

May 3 Sat - Rhythm & Blues Night 2025 - Groningen, Netherlands

May 4 Sun - De Zwerver - Leffinge, Belgium

May 10 Sat - WMNF Tropical Heatwave 2025 - Tampa, FL

May 11 Sun - King Centre Studio Theatre - Melbourne, FL

May 13 Tue - Neighborhood Theatre - Charlotte, NC

May 14 Wed - Pearl Street Warehouse - Washington DC

May 15 Thu - 118 NORTH - Wayne, PA

May 16 Fri - Elkton Music Hall - Elkton, MD

May 17 Sat - The Met - Pawtucket, RI

Jun 6 Fri - Franz Mehlhose - Erfurt, Germany

Jun 7 Sat - Grolsch Blues Festival 2025 - Schöppingen, Germany

Jun 8 Sun - Blues Peer 2025 - Peer, Belgium

Jun 8 Sun - Goezot in't Hofke 2025 - Oud-turnhout, Belgium

Jun 10 Tue - The Bourne Music Club - Sittingbourne, UK

Jun 11 Wed - Acapela Studio - Cardiff, UK

Jun 12 Thu - The Cluny - Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Jun 13 Fri - Oran Mor - Glasgow, UK

Jun 14 Sat - The Night Owl - Birmingham, UK

Jun 15 Sun - The Jazz Cafe - London, UK

Sep 4 Thu - Big Blues Bender 2025 - Las Vegas, NV

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