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Their latest full-length release together \u003cem\u003eBad Luck and Love\u003c\/em\u003e resonates with all that we've survived. These are Birmingham, Alabama's hymns to the hard work of getting by, in relationship and on stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf exploration is a theme of \u003cem\u003eBad Luck \u0026amp; Love\u003c\/em\u003e, the pedal steel that makes the record so red-dirt earthy ends by taking us to outer space. \"\u003cem\u003eI thank my lucky stars 'cause I think stars are lucky\u003c\/em\u003e \/ \u003cem\u003ePlus we're spinning around in space, no place to lay our heads\u003c\/em\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornelius Chapel Records","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50452254785867,"sku":"2001138","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50452254949707,"sku":"2001139","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Bad_Luck__Love_58a9fa4d_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727145867"},{"product_id":"slow-life","title":"Slow Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill Stewart's\u003c\/strong\u003e new full-length \u003cem\u003eSlow Life\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of songs that capture his unique blend of varied styles and interpretations. From Montgomery's river region, up through west Alabama and over to Birmingham, a brief stint in Tennessee and tumbling back over Red Mountain to settle back in east Birmingham.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou might call \u003cstrong\u003eWill Stewart's\u003c\/strong\u003e sound \"Central Alabama Music.\" A little south of Nashville, some might say. In our current rapid-fire consumer culture of \"brands\" and \"influencers,\" \u003cem\u003eSlow Life\u003c\/em\u003e invites people to take a seat and relax for a while.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile past releases \u003cem\u003eCounty Seat\u003c\/em\u003e (2018) and \u003cem\u003eWay Gone\u003c\/em\u003e (2020) drew from a more internal and reflective mood, \u003cem\u003eSlow Life\u003c\/em\u003e approaches the music in a more immediate and whimsical spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArmed with his core band, Ross Parker (bass) and Tyler McGuire (drums) and Janet Simpson (vocals) and help from Daniel Raine (keys), \u003cstrong\u003eStewart\u003c\/strong\u003e churns through 10 songs of guitar-driven folk rock. 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Taking cues from everyone from Big Star and R.E.M., to Phosphorescent and the Drive-By Truckers, and even classic Southern literary figures like Eudora Welty and Barry Hannah, Stewart has managed to carve out a place for himself as a conjurer of time, place and characters— and the stories that swirl around them— in a way that’s simultaneously reflective, empathetic and unapologetic in their presentation.\n\nNow on his fourth solo LP, over his past three studio efforts Stewart has shown a deft touch for not just engaging character arcs and succinct studies in the human condition, but also a range of musical modes that span everything from quiet dissertations on love and loss, to brash rockers and moody explorations of the complicated nature of modern Southern living. As someone who also wears the hat of a highly sought after sideman who lends his talents to friends and fellow travelers like Birmingham locals The Blips, Terry Ohms and Sarah Lee Langford, there are few sonic spaces that Stewart’s hands haven’t touched in some way.\n\nStewart’s newest offering sees him poised to deliver his most ambitious project yet, with a 10-track song cycle centered around the iconic, and now defunct, Moon Winx Lodge in Tuscaloosa, AL, and some of the characters and scenarios that have played themselves out there over the years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Earth Libraries","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":51066364854603,"sku":"2238608","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_9e8b7884_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1736436984"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/will-stewart.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}