Over the past year or so, Northern Kentucky’s SofaBurn Records
has risen to become one of the more notable independent record labels in the region. The imprint has helped draw national attention to locally-produced gems like singer/songwriter Jeremy Pinnell’s amazing
OH/KY album , and it has also released various singles featuring area artists like Buffalo Killers and R. Ring (featuring Kelley Deal and Northern Kentucky’s Mike Montgomery). Tomorrow (Oct. 9), the label is putting out the latest from
former SubPop recording artist and Kentucky native Daniel Martin Moore; you can listen to Moore’s
Golden Age (produced by My Morning Jacket’s Jim James) now via the
Wall Street Journal’s website .
Another great local band that is part of the SofaBurn roster is Alone at 3AM, the soulful and melodic Roots Rock crew fronted by singer/songwriter Max Fender that has been kicking ass for the past decade and a half-plus with consistently excellent releases showcasing Fender’s compelling songwriting abilities.
Alone at 3AM’s fantastic new album, Show the Blood, was released by SofaBurn last month
and it has already scored some glowing reviews, including one from Roots Rock/AltCountry bible
No Depression , which called the LP “a
superb album from the first to the last track.”
This Saturday, Alone at 3AM is playing a free show at Northside’s Comet
to support the new release.
The 10 p.m. show also includes sets from Northern Kentucky’s A City on Fire and Joliet, Ill.’s Death and Memphis.
Ahead of the show, the band has unveiled a new music video for Show the Blood track “I’m Dying,” a Heartland Rock ear-worm that Springsteen/Petty fans should instantly fall in love with. (The track was premiered on Guitar World’s website back in July
.)
The “I’m Dying” video is a no-nonsense clip shot in Northern Kentucky.
“This video is just a little window into what life is like in Dayton, Ky., where I wrote the album,” Fender says. “(We) had lots of fun shooting it with Sarah (Davis, Alone at 3AM harmony singer and keyboardist).”
After the show at The Comet, Fender is setting off on a European solo tour with labelmate Pinnell. Click here
to keep tabs on the latest Alone at 3AM happenings.
This article appears in Oct 7-13, 2015.