Randall Bramblett - Pine Needle Fire

Autographed edition on clear vinyl double LP

When singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Randall Bramblett began compiling the songs that would eventually make up his 12th and newest studio album, Pine Needle Fire, it wasn't with any particular musical or lyrical direction in mind. But viewed through the lens of the dozen tracks on the now completed set, it's apparent there was a theme there all along. A lot of time has passed.

Throughout Pine Needle Fire, Bramblett provides a clear-eyed and engagingly detailed study of lives conservative and crooked, loves resilient and vanished and moments that have passed and are also yet to come. He expresses these stories in a voice that is gruff and resolute, but also sympathetic and flecked with just the right amount of southern charm and whimsy.

"Pine Needle Fire is filled with people on their different journeys through life...experiencing loss, getting up before dawn to go to work, knowing time is running out, remembering lost love, hearing the wolf at the door and feeling lucky to be alive. Jason Slatton and I wrote ‘I've Got Faith in You' several years ago. I thought it fit in nicely on the record as a voice of encouragement and support," Bramblett says.

"I've Got Faith In You" comes complete with something of a musical bonus: a slide-guitar melody performed on Duane Allman's famous 1961/1962 Gibson SG. It's the same one heard on the Allman Brothers' legendary At Fillmore East and particularly famous for being the instrument played on the live recording of "Statesboro Blues."

With Pine Needle Fire, Bramblett continues to channel his singular voice and unique storytelling approach and experiences into something insightful, tuneful and incredibly soulful.