{"product_id":"blackberry-smoke-you-hear-georgia-cd","title":"Blackberry Smoke - You Hear Georgia [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThroughout their career, Blackberry Smoke has embodied Georgia’s rich musical legacy, honoring the people, places and sounds of their home state. As the band celebrates their 20th anniversary this year, their reverence for Georgia has only deepened.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn their latest album, You Hear Georgia, the follow-up to 2018’s critically acclaimed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFind a Light,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Blackberry Smoke is further celebrating these roots with 10 new songs that feel like Georgia, accented by the addition of Grammy-winning producer and fellow Georgia-native, Dave Cobb (Jason Isbell, Brandi Carlile). “Dave and I had spoken for the last few years about making a record,” Starr says. “Finally, it worked out, our schedule and his schedule, and we said, yes—let’s make a record.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlackberry Smoke worked quickly, spending just 10 days at Nashville’s famed RCA Studio A, Cobb’s home base since 2016. The band recorded live on the floor, giving You Hear Georgia a crisp, outgoing feel. Like other Blackberry Smoke efforts, this album leans into well-crafted Southern rock driven by jagged guitar riffs and rich instrumentation, as the band layers on rollicking piano (“Live It Down”), funky grooves (“Hey Delilah”), and introspective acoustic sounds (the stripped-down, folk-leaning “Old Enough to Know”).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe title song, “You Hear Georgia” features a narrator who’s underestimated because of outward appearances and misguided stereotypes, which is a theme of Starr’s lyrics this time around, particularly as it relates to the band’s Southern roots. “Lyrically, the song is about the South being misunderstood. It’s obviously a rough and tumble world, and there’s a lot of bad people. But there’s a lot of good people too. It started with the idea of how people might have a preconceived opinion of you because of a thick Southern accent, then expanded into the reality of how some people just seem to have such a hard time getting along, thanks to political or religious views, or simply what part of the country you come from.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMany of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou Hear Georgia’s\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e songs describe characters that are restless and prone to seeking out a change of scenery, in hopes of finding a place where they belong. Against cinematic backdrops with vivid details, it’s easy to empathize with these protagonists as they share pearls of wisdom (“Don’t ever trust a grown man with a nickname”) and exhibit deep self-awareness (“Anywhere’s better than staying here, with the ghosts running thru his mind”) along the way.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou Hear Georgia reinforces that the band members have come so far together because they also can rely on one another for support and creative direction, no matter what the circumstances.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLive It Down\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou Hear Georgia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHey Delilah\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAin’t The Same\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLonesome For A Livin’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll Rise Again\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOld Enough To Know\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMorningside\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll Over The Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOld Scarecrow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 787790454786\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 Legged Records\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.28.21\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e CD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"ShopTime Music \u0026 Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460592550146,"sku":"369864","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/9007\/7442\/files\/3943290-2706424.jpg?v=1773262094","url":"https:\/\/soundbendrecords.co\/products\/blackberry-smoke-you-hear-georgia-cd","provider":"Sound Bend Records ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}