Angaleena Presley at Rockwood Music Hall

Monday evening October 13th, Angaleena Presley played her first solo show in NYC at Rockwood Music Hall in preparation for the release of her strong solo debut album American Middle Class which was released the following day. Playing with her extremely talented band, who had only been together a brief amount of time, the small crowd in attendance was privy to an intimate performance of her new material as well as many anecdotes from Angaleena herself. 

Slightly shy at first, by the second song of the set she seemed to relax and start to enjoy herself (her band, especially her drummer definitely enjoyed himself from the get go). In true story teller fashion, prior to each song, she gave us its backstory and by doing so, we learned a bit about Angaleena herself. Vocally, she has an airy, light quality to her voice that sounded equally at home on the footstompers ("Pain Pills) as well as the more somber songs. And those songs are her stories, whether they are about getting pregnant before marriage ("Knocked Up"--a song she said her son loves), small town characters ("Grocery Store") or growing up in Kentucky ("Better Off Red"). 

These narratives make for a traditional country album with songs that might not find their way to terrestrial radio, but should easily find a home on your playlist.

For more information visit her official website
Purchase American Middle Class here

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