Description
**THIS IS A VINYL LP**
Release Date: 2023
Label: Stoner Hill Records
Track List
Side A
- After The Revival
- Mercy Angel
- At The Centerline
- Faithful Brother
Side B
- Get There
- Second Home
- You’ll Always Be My Baby
- Nature’s Law
Side C
- Struggling With That
- All That Was Yesterday
- Her Song
Side D
- All Gospel Radio
- Psalm 100
- Fire And Brimstone
Notes
Family roots inspired and shaped 2023 album from singer-songwriter Brian Blade
The lyrical themes of home, memories and loved ones and how they shape us are reflected in Brian Blade naming this album after his grandmother, who’s the subject of the album’s opening song “After the Revival.” Sung from the perspective of his mother, Dorothy Blade, expecting the birth of her first son, Brian’s older brother, Brady, Jr., “After the Revival” also alludes to Blade’s early years at the Zion Baptist Church in Shreveport, Louisiana where his father is pastor and where Brian first started singing and playing the drums.
Blade has been writing and recording material with words for as long as he’s been making music. In fact, Mama Rosa grew naturally from the 4-track home demos that he’s recorded over the years and several of the original performances from those tapes can be heard on this album. Initially, Blade felt that these songs would never be heard by anyone else, but after encouragement from long time friend, Daniel Lanois, these home recordings became the cornerstones for the album. There is an initial spark close to the moment of inspiration and that intimate vibe is felt throughout Mama Rosa.
