Blue Giant - Blue Giant

Alt-country rockers Blue Giant initially took root when Kevin and Anita Robinson of Viva Voce finished work building their new home studio in Portland, Oregon. What better way to break it in than by inviting over some friends to play music? With fellow local musical cohorts Chris Funk (The Decemberists), Evan Railton (Swords) and Seth Lorinczi (The Golden Bears) sitting in "the chemistry was immediate" says Anita and Blue Giant -- named for the brightest star in the heavens -- was formed. Rising from the duo's Muscle Shoal, Alabama roots of countrified rock and folk and tempered with a jagged indie edge, Blue Giant's self-titled debut arriving July 13 via Vanguard encompasses the realms of soulful Americana with a powerful electrified jolt.

Lead track "Blue Sunshine" epitomizes the band's freewheeling approach, melding psychedelica, stomping barroom twang and full-throated harmonies while more vintage country sounds permeate the steel-guitar soaked waltz "Lonely Girl". Sums up Kevin: "We've delved in so many genres and after all these years of going as far as we could go on the boundaries of music, we've come full circle to where the future of music is where it started: five people in a room together playing songs," says Kevin. Recommended.

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Blue Giant - "Blue Sunshine" (from Blue Giant)

Blue Giant - "Lonely Girl" (from Blue Giant)

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