Hailing from North Carolina, singer-songwriter Boo Ray has honed his sound across the U.S. from South Georgia and the Gulf Coast to Nashville and Los Angeles. His latest (fifth) album, Sea of Lights, was released on August 12th and is collection filled with a southern country-rock goodness from the first track to the last. Recorded live to 2” tape, the ten tracks are comprised of eight originals, including current single “Sea of Lights,” as well as two covers: the Ray Wylie Hubbard and Hayes Carll tune “Chickens” and Hot Chocolate’s “Emmaline,” which while different from the original, delivers the song with emotional heft. Ray’s weathered, gravelly vocals kick the project off in high gear with the raucous “Redneck Rock & Roll” (reminiscent of the Georgia Satellites) which is followed by the rollicking “Bad News Travels Fast,” the hard-edged, propulsive “Keep That Hammer Down” and the good-time throwback feel of “I Got the Jug” where he sings, “Later tonight if were spread too thin/We’re gonna need a little something to get us level again.” Things take on a more serious tone with “A Melody, Some Guitars & a Rhyme” and “One More Round.” The sweet pedal steel in the former tells of finding a reprieve from your sorrows in music, “That honky-tonk music takes my pain away with a melody, some guitars, and a rhyme,” while the latter finds two people easing one another’s pain, finding their way together through the bottle. Sea of Lights circles back to the rowdy with the blues-tinged tale of “Johnny’s Tavern,” a dive bar ready sing-along providing the perfect snapshot of a different type of home. Whether you’re on a road trip, a back porch or a honky-tonk throwing one back, Sea of Lights fits the bill. Give it a listen.
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11/18/2021 09:06:06 am
for sharing the article, and more importantly, your personal experience mindfully using our emotions as data about our inner state and knowing when it’s better to de-escalate by taking a time out are great tools. Appreciate you reading and sharing your story since I can certainly relate and I think others can to
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