Cedric Burnside “expands the sonic landscape in a way not too many other artists can do” (Ebony) with the release of his brand new album I Be Trying – released via Single Lock Records. A masterclass in the Mississippi Hill Country Blues from its greatest living practitioner and two-time Grammy nominee, I Be Trying’s thirteen tracks chart a course through life’s most emotional moments of connection, hurt and redemption as...
Mississippi Hill Country bluesman Cedric Burnside has shared his brand new single ‘Pretty Flowers’ while “ushering the genre into a beautifully Black future” (Ebony). Written by the two-time GRAMMY nominee while on the road in 2018, ‘Pretty Flowers’ tells the story of a man looking back at his past mistakes with women and recognizing that he’s learned important lessons over the years while growing into a loving, supportive partner. Throughout the coming-of-age love song, flowing extended guitar riffs become one...
GRAMMY-nominated musician Cedric Burnside has shared the cathartic opening track from his new album I Be Trying – out June 25 on Single Lock Records / Remote Control Records – today: an acoustic-driven reflection on recent times aptly titled ‘The World Can Be So Cold’. As only a true Mississippi bluesman can, Burnside channels those acute experiences of pain, anger, frustration and hurt into an intimate, vulnerable and profound look into his inner life. Recorded at Memphis’ hallowed...
After a year when plenty discovered what “the blues” really means, Cedric Burnside returns with I Be Trying; a new collection of 13 original songs that chart a course through dark times and towards the resonant love waiting to be found on the other side. A masterclass in Mississippi Hill Country Blues from its greatest living practitioner and two-time GRAMMY nominee, I Be Trying features stories of connection, hurt and redemption in the South as Burnside’s blistering guitar riffs...
